"been around the blocks " and "the ship has already sailed on this one"

[kimberly07]

"been around the blocks " and "the ship has already sailed on this one"

I came across these two idioms while watching "Frasier" and couldn't find any definitions on the Net. Frasier says "You've been around the blocks" to his colleague and from the context I assumed it is something to do with her love life, like she's had a lot of boyfriends (but I'm not sure). As for the second one (the ship has already sailed on this one), there are plenty of examples on the Internet, but I can't work out the meaning. Help me please

 

[Tdol]

Re: "been around the blocks " and "the ship has already sailed on this one"

If someone has been around the block, they are experienced, so in this case it would mean that she has had a lot of boyfriends. If the ship has already sailed, it's too late.

 

[kimberly07]

Re: "been around the blocks " and "the ship has already sailed on this one"

If someone has been around the block, they are experienced, so in this case it would mean that she has had a lot of boyfriends. If the ship has already sailed, it's too late.

Thank you very much, now I see.