around the block
phrase
: through many experiences
—used especially to say that someone is no longer young or has become knowledgeable, capable, or mature because of past experience
hired a consultant who'd been around the block a few times
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“Around the block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/around%20the%20block. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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