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
Nikolaas	-	Dutch
CinÁEd	KIN-ahj (Irish)	Scottish, Irish
Si-U	shee-oo	Korean
&Thorn;ÓRsteinn	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Janet	JAN-ət	English
Tuomas	TOO-o-mahs	Finnish