Sentence examples for learnt the ropes from inspiring English sources
David Brown, who originally learnt the ropes as a stable-hand under Dick Hern, took out a licence at a time when most would be reaching for the pipe and slippers, at 63.
Here we shed light on some of the worst mishaps revealed by interns as they learnt the ropes.
"That's really where I learnt the ropes of this opaque industry and saw first-hand how a lack of transparency was significantly costing shipping companies".
Sheikh Tamim has certainly learnt the ropes quickly and may well grow to be a great emir, but with Hamad bin Jassim's departure, Qatar's clout on the foreign stage will undoubtedly suffer, and this at a time when the country is facing increasing criticism.
"I had barely learnt the ropes in the Nairobi office and here I was already on my first mission to a camp that hosts over half a million refugees, majority of these being women and children," she said.
Thus she learned the ropes.
Willing, sincere servers still learning the ropes.
But he was still learning the ropes.
You've heard the expression "learning the ropes"?
"But I'll learn the ropes here," Franken continued.
