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"ref": "1900, Edward Stratemeyer, chapter 17, in The Rover Boys Out West",
"text": "\"Oh, I've been around a little before,\" said Tom coolly.\n\"Yes, you look like a lad who has seen something of the world.\"",
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{
"ref": "2008 March 3, “'Special Report' Panel on Hillary Clinton's New Campaign Advertisement”, in foxnews.com, US, retrieved 2009-01-01",
"text": "Barnes: John McCain has been tested. He has been tested in war, and he passed that test. When has Hillary been tested? She has been tested in her marriage. That's about it.\nWilliams: You're being very mean.\nBarnes: No I'm not. I'm being honest.\nWilliams: She has been around. She has met world leaders.",
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"To be experienced in worldly matters; to be seasoned, not naive."
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"(idiomatic) To be experienced in worldly matters; to be seasoned, not naive."
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"word": "been there, done that, bought the T-shirt"
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{
"word": "more than someone has had hot dinners"
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{
"word": "not one's first rodeo"
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"word": "have been around the block"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "olla kiertänyt muutakin kuin tahkoa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ne pas être né de la dernière pluie"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar de vuelta de todo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "cuando tú vas yo vengo de regreso"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar curado de espanto"
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"word": "saber mucha gramática parda"
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"text": "\"Oh, I've been around a little before,\" said Tom coolly.\n\"Yes, you look like a lad who has seen something of the world.\"",
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"ref": "2008 March 3, “'Special Report' Panel on Hillary Clinton's New Campaign Advertisement”, in foxnews.com, US, retrieved 2009-01-01",
"text": "Barnes: John McCain has been tested. He has been tested in war, and he passed that test. When has Hillary been tested? She has been tested in her marriage. That's about it.\nWilliams: You're being very mean.\nBarnes: No I'm not. I'm being honest.\nWilliams: She has been around. She has met world leaders.",
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "olla kiertänyt muutakin kuin tahkoa"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ne pas être né de la dernière pluie"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar de vuelta de todo"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "cuando tú vas yo vengo de regreso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar curado de espanto"
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"sense": "Translations",
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"word": "saber mucha gramática parda"
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