"show someone the ropes" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: shows someone the ropes [present, singular, third-person], showing someone the ropes [participle, present], showed someone the ropes [past], shown someone the ropes [participle, past]
Etymology: Derived from sailing ships. The nautical term meaning to teach a complete novice which ropes, or sheets, lead to or support which parts of the ship's structure. Head templates: {{en-verb|show<,,,shown> someone the ropes}} show someone the ropes (third-person singular simple present shows someone the ropes, present participle showing someone the ropes, simple past showed someone the ropes, past participle shown someone the ropes)
  1. To explain the fundamentals of something to someone.
    Sense id: en-show_someone_the_ropes-en-verb-57wUs3~6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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