been around

Idioms  

1. Been present or active; especially, gained experience or sophistication. For example, This book isn't new; it's been around for many years, or This strategy won't fool Bill; he's been around. [First half of 1900s] Also see get around.

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Example Sentences

It's been around since time began, as normal now as pre-match pints and half-time pies.

From BBC

Hotspot Shield has been around the block.

From Salon

Quarterly public filings have been around for more than half a century.

From Barron's

It meant we’d read and talk about the rocks in our valley and the mountain, and how they’ve been around for so long and they change so slowly and they were here way before us and will go on after us, too.

From Literature

The family-owned Butterfield Market has been around since 1915.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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• competent
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• trained
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