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  2. I know of the idiom around the block, but I'm having some doubts as to whether I can use it in certain ways. More specifically: Can I use it in a phrase like "This is not your first time around block", to indicate that the person has done this before? If yes, then how informal is it?

  3. around the block. phrase. Add to word list. on the next street that crosses this street: He lives just around the block. My best friend at the time lived just around the block. Their offices are a three-minute walk just around the block. There's a pretty good cafe around the block.

  4. If someone is described as having been around the block, it means he is experienced, that he has been in a similar situation before, that he has worked on a similar task before, that he has skills acquired in previous similar circumstances.

  5. around the block. Having experience, either in a particular area or in one's life overall. Yes, the new hire is young, but she's been around the block. She was managing a whole department at a prominent PR firm before she came here.

  6. Jun 10, 2024 · The idiom “been around the block” means someone has a lot of experience in a particular area or has been in many similar situations before. It suggests that the person is not easily surprised or naive because they have seen and learned a lot already.

  7. To have experience, either in a particular area or in one's life overall. Yes, the new hire is young, but she's been around the block. She was managing a whole department at a prominent PR firm before she came here.

  8. To have been around the block a few times, means that one is experienced in whatever particular context is being referred to, from the allusion of knowing the neighbourhood or the lie of the land because one has reconnoitred it.