"been to the rodeo" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-been to the rodeo.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb|head=been to the rodeo}} been to the rodeo
  1. (idiomatic) Been exposed to conmen and hucksters; experienced. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-been_to_the_rodeo-en-verb-kt0bSSr2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2002, Vincent Lardo, Lawrence Sanders, McNally's Chance:",
          "text": "I'm a man past his prime who's been to the rodeo and back, as they say. I've been an actor, a bartender, a maitre d', and a hustler, without much success at any of them.",
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