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
Jalen	JAY-lin	African American (Modern)
Lone	LO-ne	Danish
ChÍ	-	Vietnamese
Hourig	-	Armenian
DİLek	-	Turkish
Nedeljka	NED-e-lykah	Croatian, Serbian