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 14 Dec. 2025.

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