been to the rodeo

Verb

 * 1)  Been exposed to conmen and hucksters; experienced.
 * 2) * n.d., Alan Neff, Precious Tribes, Vicious Lies, page 72
 * I was one of the few graduating privates promoted from Army class El to E-2. To paraphrase Joan Crawford, I'd been to the rodeo and survived.
 * 1) * n.d., Alan Neff, Precious Tribes, Vicious Lies, page 72
 * I was one of the few graduating privates promoted from Army class El to E-2. To paraphrase Joan Crawford, I'd been to the rodeo and survived.

Usage notes
Almost always used in the past participle.