show someone the ropes (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To explain the fundamentals of something to someone.
Forms:
form: shows someone the ropes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: showing someone the ropes
tags: participle
present
form: showed someone the ropes
tags: past
form: shown someone the ropes
tags: participle
past