| idiom., inf. |
to have a lot of experience of something, especially when this means that it is difficult to trick or surprise you (When you’ve been around the block as many times as I have, not much shocks you any more.  macmillandictionary.com); to have experience, either in a particular area or in one's life overall (Yes, the new hire is young, but she's been around the block. She was managing a whole department at a prominent PR firm before she came here. • Your aunt might seem boring these days, but she's been around the block—she went to Woodstock as a teenager! thefreedictionary.com); have a lot of experience (She’s been around the block a few times and can’t be fooled that easily. thefreedictionary.com); know what one is doing (If someone is described as having been around the block, it means he is experienced, that he has been in a similar situation before, that he has worked on a similar task before, that he has skills acquired in previous similar circumstances grammarist.com) |
