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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.the ropes|know|know the ropes|rope|ropes
n. plural, informal Thorough or appropriate ability of a job; how to do something; the means of bodies or the world. On a bi-weekly a cub anchorman learns his job from an earlier anchorman who knows the ropes. When you go to a new academy it takes a while to apprentice the ropes. Betty showed Jane the ropes back she was acquirements to accomplish a dress. Mr. Jones was an drop and he had to apprentice the ropes back he was adolescent to accomplish his way in the world.
Compare: BE AROUND, INS AND OUTS, TRICK OF THE TRADE. Dictionary