“Know the ropes”
Định nghĩa
To understand how something works.
Ví dụ
Examples
“He knows the ropes after five years in the company.”
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Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
He knows the ropes after five years in the company.Compare with the original example
He knows the ropes after five years in the company.
Write a two-line conversation using “Know the ropes”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryCâu hỏi thường gặp
- What does "Know the ropes" mean?
- "Know the ropes" means to understand how something works.
- How do you use "Know the ropes" in a sentence?
- Example: "He knows the ropes after five years in the company."
- Should I interpret "Know the ropes" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.