have been around the block

phrase

to be experienced in life.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. figurativelyto 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. figurativelyto 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
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APA

have been around the block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20been%20around%20the%20block

MLA

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Chicago

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