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
Markus	MAHR-kuws (German), MAHR-koos (Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Laurits	-	Danish, Norwegian
Korrine	kə-REEN	English (Rare)
Skadi	-	Norse Mythology
Claudiu	-	Romanian
Sasho	-	Macedonian, Bulgarian