having been around the block
Seen it all
Having been around the block describes someone with experience, especially the kind gained through years of life rather than formal training.
The phrase suggests familiarity with how things work—including the less savory aspects: She's been around the block a few times; you can't fool her.
Sometimes implies sexual experience when applied to women, though the broader sense of worldly wisdom is more common.
- shrewdnessKeen practical judgment
- street smartsPractical urban knowledge
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- hard knocksMisfortunes that educate
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
expertise · flexibility · endurance · wisdom · grit · toughness · insight · jaded · discernment · intuition · battle-scarred · worldly · old soul · world weary · perspective · cunning · sagacity · streetwise
having been around the blockinexperienced
Lacking practical knowledge
green · naive · wet behind the ears · unseasoned · raw
having been around the blockstarry-eyed
Naively romantic or idealistic
trusting · idealistic · credulous · gullible · unsuspecting
having been around the blockgullible
Easily deceived
credulous · easily fooled · trusting · unsuspecting · wide-eyed
having, around, blocks, blocked, blocking, blocker, blockage