{v. phr.} 1. To understand how things happen in the world; he experienced in the ways of the world. * /The sailor had been in the wildest ports in the world. He knew his way around./ Compare: HAVE BEEN AROUND. 2. or {informal}
KNOW ONE'S WAY ABOUT
Meaning of KNOW ONE'S WAY ABOUT in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012