be shown the ropes
be shown the ropes
To be taught how to do or perform a job, task, or activity; to have explained or demonstrated how something is done. I had never worked on a ranch before, but I was shown the ropes by a friend of mine. This is Samantha, our new intern. Make sure she's shown the ropes by the end of the week.
See also: rope, shown
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- shown
- there you have it
- hack it
- hack it, to
- can't hack it
- hack
- dive a muff
- reach for the stars
- reach for the sky
- reach for the moon