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Learn the ropes.
If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how to do something.
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Willing, sincere servers still learning the ropes.
But he was still learning the ropes.
I was still learning the ropes, though, so I invited suggestions.
The feeling, though, among commentators and fans is that Harrison is still learning the ropes.
It would have helped if the waiter had warned us of the vol-au-vent's small size, but the staff members are clearly still learning the ropes.
That is, there is little use comparing a veteran at the tail end of his career to a neophyte still learning the ropes.
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Sincerely,Still Learning the Academic Ropes.
Since James had only been at the coffee company for a couple of years and was still learning the fair-trade marketing ropes, he filed the green soccer ball idea in the back of his mind for nearly a year.
While I still struggled learning the ropes those first few years of teaching, I felt confident after graduating from my program that I was on the path toward being a successful educator.
Doubts about my career choices stemming from the previous employment mishap were still raw as I grappled with learning the ropes of a fast-paced workplace in a new industry.
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