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idiomropesknow/learn the ropesto know or learn how to do a particular job, or how to deal with a particular situation:Anyone buying a second-hand car should be very careful - it is very easy to be cheated if you don't know the ropes.I don't think Kendall would be a good manager - he hasn't had time to learn the ropes yet.Milken had a very tough time in prison until he learned the ropes.NoteThis idiom comes from the time when sailors (=men who work on ships) had to know how to deal with the ropes on ships. on the ropesif a person, organization, system etc is on the ropes, it is unsuccessful and about to fail:Despite the appearance of success, the company was on the ropes, and Brian George decided that fraud was the only way out.Two mediocre films put Stallone's career back on the ropes, prompting him to return to the role that made him a star, in Rocky II. —see also on the rocksshow/teach sb the ropesto quickly show someone how to do a particular job, or how to deal with a particular situation:As a journalist working in television, I had to learn as I did the job - there was no one there to teach me the ropes.They brought in an engineer and he showed us the ropes, but after that we were left to get on with it.
the ropesThe details or knowhow about a specific situation, task, job, or role. I know there's a lot to take in, but your partner has been here for over 10 years and will show you the ropes. This class is intense! You're expected to know the ropes from day one. *ropesFig. knowledge of how to do something; how to work something. (*Typically: know ~; learn ~; show someone ~; teach someone ~.) I'll be able to do my job very well when I know the ropes. John is very slow to learn the ropes. |