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idiomknow/learn the ropesto know or learn how to do a particular job, or how to deal with a particular situation:Anyone buying a second-hand car should be very careful - it is very easy to be cheated if you don't know the ropes.I don't think Kendall would be a good manager - he hasn't had time to learn the ropes yet.Milken had a very tough time in prison until he learned the ropes.NoteThis idiom comes from the time when sailors (=men who work on ships) had to know how to deal with the ropes on ships.
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