instruct (someone) in (something)
instruct (someone) in (something)
To teach someone about something in particular (named after "in"). You need to instruct the temp in how to do the filing—otherwise, all this paperwork will be a mess when you get back from vacation.
See also: instruct
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
instruct someone in something
to teach someone about something. Amy will instruct you in the way to hang paper. The manager instructed Ken in the best method of entering data into the computer.
See also: instruct
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- instruct
- instruct in
- send (someone or something) to (someone, something, or some place)
- send to
- bolo
- set (someone or something) to work (on something)
- put (someone or something) through (something)
- set to work
- set (someone or something) to work
- I'll thank you to (do something)