learn the ropes

Significado

to learn how a job is done

Aprender cómo se hace un trabajo.

Ejemplos

1. 1Aisha spent her first fortnight shadowing the team to learn the ropes.
2. 2Nobody expects you to learn the ropes in a single afternoon.
3. 3It took Ben a month to learn the ropes at the garden centre.
4. 4The new apprentices are still learning the ropes, so check their measurements.
5. 5How long did it take you to learn the ropes in your last job?

Gramática

Solo cambia learn. ropes va en plural y se mantiene el artículo determinado the. know the ropes es la misma imagen para quien ya ha aprendido.

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