Christina Quynh
2021-03-23 07:03
Show/teach sb the ropes Verb + object/complement informal
To show or teach somebody how to do something
John is a well-seasoned staff here, so he’ll show you the ropes.
You’d better look for someone who can teach you the ropes.
I was lucky to meet Lucy as she always showed me the ropes in my job.
An easy job that is well-paid and stress-free
Get a job
The entertainment industry and those who work in it is more exciting and dazzling when compared to any other
The verb "show/teach" should be conjugated accoring to its tense.
To show means to explain something to someone or giving instructions or examples. A rope is a strong, thick string made of long twisted threads. The idiom comes from a long time ago when the sailors were taught how to use different types of rope on the boat. Nowadays, the idiom means to explain how to do a job
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