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having been around the block

having been around the block is the present participle and gerund of have been around the block.

Meaning of have been around the block

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 having been around the block

What is having been around the block the present participle and gerund of?
Having been around the block is the present participle and gerund of have been around the block.

Words near having been around the block in the dictionary

  1. having another thing coming
  2. having another think coming
  3. having at
  4. having bats in one's belfry
  5. having been around
  6. having been around the block
  7. having blood on one's hands
  8. having butterflies in one's stomach
  9. having designs on
  10. having done with
  11. having down

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