Work & careers
show someone the ropes
teach someone how something works
To teach someone the practical details of a job or activity.
Hear it in real life
How did you settle in so quickly?
An experienced nurse showed me the ropes.
My manager showed me the ropes when I joined the company.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My colleague showed me ‸ ropes during my first week.
Say: My colleague showed me the ropes during my first week.
The idiom includes “the” before “ropes.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
show someone the ropes; be shown the ropes
Your turn: say it out loud
My manager showed me the ropes when I joined the company.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
show someone the ropes
teach someone how something works
“My manager showed me the ropes when I joined the company.”
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