have been around the block



have been around the block

 
1. to have had a lot of experience of a particular situation His lawyer has been around the block a few times and knows what to expect.
2. to have had a lot of experience of life, especially difficult or unpleasant experience His girlfriend looks like she's been around the block a bit.
See also: around, been, block, have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PietariPEE-e-tah-reeFinnish
Florencioflo-REN-thyo (Spanish), flo-REN-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Ragna-Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Ancient Scandinavian
Joseba-Basque
Nuray-Turkish
Alfredas-Lithuanian