rope Idiom, Proverb
at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether
give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
give someone enough rope and they will hang themse
know the ropes
learn the ropes
public property
rope into
show you the ropes
dukey rope
proper to
The book is proper to the subject．该书专门论述这一课题。
rope in
The swindler had roped in a number of gullible persons．这骗子已经骗了许多轻信的人。
2． get sb． to join or help； persuade to do sth．使（某人）参加；劝（某人）做某事
I didn't want the job of selling tickets for the dance， but I was roped in because everyone else was too busy to do it．我不想做卖舞会门票的事，可是我被拉来了，因为别人都太忙了。
rough in/out get out sth． in a rough form 草拟；画出…轮廓
I've roughed out the direction that we should take．我粗略地画出了我们应该走的方向。
The architect roughed in some trees and flowers to give some idea ofhow the area would look when the building was finished．建筑师在草图上画了些花草树木，让人们了解该地区建设好以后将是个什么样子。
rope in/into
The swindler had roped in a number of gullible persons．这骗子已经骗了许多轻信的人。
2． get sb． to join or help； persuade to do sth．使（某人）参加；劝（某人）做某事
I didn't want the job of selling tickets for the dance， but I was roped in because everyone else was too busy to do it．我不想做卖舞会门票的事，可是我被拉来了，因为别人都太忙了。
rough in/out get out sth． in a rough form 草拟；画出…轮廓
I've roughed out the direction that we should take．我粗略地画出了我们应该走的方向。
The architect roughed in some trees and flowers to give some idea ofhow the area would look when the building was finished．建筑师在草图上画了些花草树木，让人们了解该地区建设好以后将是个什么样子。
walk a tightrope
Idiom(s): walk a tightropeTheme: DIFFICULTY
to be in a situation where one must be very cautious.
• I've been walking a tightrope all day. I need to relax.
• Our business is about to fail. We've been walking a tightrope for three months.
show sb the ropes
Idiom(s): show sb the ropesTheme: EXPLANATION
to tell or show someone how something is to be done.
• Since this was my first day on the job, the manager spent a lot of time showing me the ropes.
• Take some time and show the new boy the ropes.
rope sb into
Idiom(s): rope sb into doing sthTheme: PERSUASION
to persuade or trick someone into doing something. (Informal.)
• I don't know who roped me into this, but I don't want to do it.
• See if you can rope somebody into taking this to the post office.
at the end of one's rope
Idiom(s): at the end of one's rope AND at the end of one's tetherTheme: FRUSTRATION
at the limits of one's endurance.
• I’m at the end of my rope! I just can't go on this way!
• These kids are driving me out of my mind. I'm at the end of my tether.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang thems
Give someone enough time and freedom and they will get into trouble.At the end of your rope
(USA) If you are at the end of your rope, you are at the limit of your patience or endurance.Different ropes for different folks
(USA) This idiom means that different people do things in different ways that suit them.Give someone enough rope
If you give someone enough rope, you give them the chance to get themselves into trouble or expose themselves. (The full form is 'give someone enough rope and they'll hang themselves)Money for old rope
(UK) If something's money for old rope, it's a very easy way of making money.On the ropes
When something or someone is on the ropes, it or they are doing badly and likely to fail.Prim and proper
Someone who is prim and proper always behaves in the correct way and never breaks the rules of etiquette.Show someone the ropes
If you show someone the ropes, you explain to someone new how things work and how to do a job.end of one's rope|end|end of one's tether|rope|tet
n. phr., informal The end of your trying or imagining; the last of your ability, or ideas of how to do more. Frank was out of work and broke, and he was at the end of his rope. The doctor saw that Mother had reached the end of her tether, and told us to send her away for a holiday.Compare: AT ONE'S WIT'S END, FED UP, UP AGAINST IT, UP A TREE.
give one enough rope and he will hang himself|give
informal Give a bad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, and he may make a bad mistake or get into trouble and be caught.
A proverb. Johnny is always stealing and hasn't been caught. But give him enough rope and he'll hang himself. Often used in a short form, "give one enough rope". Mother didn't know who robbed the cookie jar, but she thought she could catch him if she gave him enough rope.on the ropes|on|rope|ropes
adv. or adj. phr. 1. Against the ropes of a boxing ring and almost not able to stand up. The fighter was on the ropes and could hardly lift his gloves. 2. Almost defeated; helpless; near failure. The new supermarket took most of the business from Mr. Thomas's grocery, and the little store was soon on the ropes.rope in|rope
v., informal 1. To use a trick to make (someone) do something; deceive; fool. The company ropes in high school students to sell magazine subscriptions by telling them big stories of how much money they can earn.Synonym: TAKE UP(5a). 2. To get (someone to join or help); persuade to do something. Martha roped in Charles to help her decorate the gym for the party. I didn't want the job of selling tickets for the dance, but I was roped in because everyone else was too busy to do it.
rope into|rope
v., informal 1. To trick into; persuade dishonestly. Jerry let the big boys rope him into stealing some apples. 2. To get (someone) to join in; persuade to work at. It was Sue's job to bathe the dog but she roped Sam into helping her. Mother did not go to the first meeting of the club because she was afraid she would be roped into something.Compare: TALK INTO.
rope off|rope
v. phr. To divide into sections by use of a rope. The police roped off the section of the street where the president was expected to jog.the ropes|know|know the ropes|rope|ropes
n. plural, informal Thorough or special knowledge of a job; how to do something; the ways of people or the world. On a newspaper a cub reporter learns his job from an older reporter who knows the ropes. When you go to a new school it takes a while to learn the ropes. Betty showed Jane the ropes when she was learning to make a dress. Mr. Jones was an orphan and he had to learn the ropes when he was young to make his way in the world.Compare: BE AROUND, INS AND OUTS, TRICK OF THE TRADE.
walk a tightrope|tightrope|walk
v. phr. To be in a dangerous or awkward situation where one cannot afford to make a single mistake. "When we landed on the moon in 1969," Armstrong explained, "we were walking a tightrope till the very end."end of one's rope, at the
end of one's rope, at theAlso, at the end of one's tether. At the limits of one's resources, abilities, endurance, or patience. For example, If that loan doesn't come through, we'll be at the end of our rope, or The workmen are driving me crazy; I'm at the end of my tether. This expression alludes to a tied-up animal that can graze only as far as the rope (or tether) permits. [Late 1600s]
enough rope, give someone
enough rope, give someoneAllow someone to continue on a course and then suffer its consequences. For example, The auditor knew something was wrong but decided to give the chief accountant enough rope. This expression, a shortening of enough rope to hang oneself, was already proverbial in John Ray's English Proverbs (1678).
rope
ropeIn addition to the idiom beginning with rope, also see end of one's rope, at the; enough rope, give someone; know the ropes; on the ropes.
the ropes
the ropessee know the ropes; on the ropes.
tightrope
tightropesee walk a tightrope.
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