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have been around the block

have been around the block phrase: to be experienced in life.

Phrase

have been around the block

  1. (figuratively) to be experienced in life.
    • A no-nonsense, goal-oriented woman who's been around the block and lived to tell the tale.2002, Jürgen Müller, Movies of the 80s, Taschen, →ISBN, page 122
  2. (figuratively) to have had much sex with many people, as if one has had sex with everyone on the block.
    • We both knew Cypress had been around the block a few times. He had been a serious manwhore and only got his shit together when he found Bree.2017, E. L. Todd, 400 First Kisses, New York, NY.: Hartwick Publishing, →ISBN, page 65

Questions about have been around the block

What does have been around the block mean?
Have been around the block means to be experienced in life.
What part of speech is have been around the block?
Have been around the block is a phrase.

Words near have been around the block in the dictionary

  1. have another thought coming
  2. have at
  3. have at you
  4. have bats in one's belfry
  5. have been around
  6. have been around the block
  7. have been in the wars
  8. have been to an Irish wedding
  9. have blood on one's hands
  10. have butterflies in one's stomach
  11. have designs on

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