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Discover LudwigThe phrase "Learn the ropes" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used when someone is being introduced to a new job, task, or situation and needs to understand the basics or how things work. Example: "During the first week of training, I had to learn the ropes of the new software system."
Idiom
Learn the ropes.
If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how to do something.
Dictionary
Learn the ropes
verb
To learn the basics or master introductory knowledge.
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Learn the ropes.
Learn the ropes and don't rush.
He's tough enough to learn the ropes.
But each still needs to learn the ropes.
She had to learn the ropes on her own.
"But I'll learn the ropes here," Franken continued.
JAY ROOT FRESHMEN Even geniuses have to learn the ropes.
Or you could learn the ropes while you travel by working on a yacht.
So in 2010, the main aim was to tinker with the machine and learn the ropes.
In Africa they can learn the ropes in a region where competition is weak.
She started staying at the ranch more and more and began to learn the ropes.
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