show the ropes

show somebody the ropes

to explain to someone how to do a job or activity The new secretary started today so I spent most of the morning showing her the ropes.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eric	ER-ik (English)	English, Swedish, German, Spanish
Jeltsje	-	Frisian, Dutch
Gennadi	gye-NAH-dee, gee-NAH-dee	Russian
Eszti	ES-tee	Hungarian
Basia (1)	BAH-shah	Polish
Margarete	mahr-gah-RE-tə	German