teach someone the ropes

teach someone the ropes
show/teach/someone the ropes phrase
to teach someone how to do something, especially a job

Jack has been here for years – he’ll show you the ropes.

Thesaurus: to teach someone somethingsynonym teachers and principalshyponym
Main entry: rope

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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