"have been around the block" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} have been around the block
  1. (figurative) to be experienced in life. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-have_been_around_the_block-en-phrase-Bc8MfsBT
  2. (figurative) to have had much sex with many people, as if one has had sex with everyone on the block. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-have_been_around_the_block-en-phrase-BaAkhloi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sex Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Sex: 0 100

Inflected forms

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