been to the rodeo

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === been to the rodeo (idiomatic) Been exposed to conmen and hucksters; experienced. 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.