ropes

*ropes

Fig. knowledge of how to do something; how to work something. (*Typically: know ~; learn ~; show someone ~; teach someone ~.) I'll be able to do my job very well when I know the ropes. John is very slow to learn the ropes.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shel	SHEL	English
Clemence	KLEM-ənts	English
Yorgos	-	Greek
Heshel	-	Yiddish
Abd Al-Wali	-	Arabic
Leontiy	-	Russian