- know the ropes
- (informal)KNOW WHAT TO DO, know the routine, know one's way around, know one's stuff, know what's what; be experienced; informal know the drill, know the score.→ rope
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phrasal: to have experience and understanding of the details, methods, and procedures involved in accomplishing or furthering something especially without unnecessary delayknew the ropes and soon had everything organized smoothly
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know the ropesTo understand the detail or procedure• • •Main Entry: ↑know————————know the ropes see under ↑know• • •Main Entry: ↑rope* * *
to know or learn how to do something, especially a jobIt didn’t take her new assistant long to learn the ropes.
Thesaurus: to know something or someonesynonymMain entry: rope* * *
have experience of the appropriate proceduresOrigin:with reference to ropes used in sailing
Useful english dictionary. 2012.