show the ropes (English, verb)
expansion: show the ropes (third-person singular simple present shows the ropes, present participle showing the ropes, simple past showed the ropes, past participle shown the ropes)
Senses:
glosses: To teach the basics of a skill.
tags: informal
intransitive
transitive
Forms:
form: shows the ropes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: showing the ropes
tags: participle
present
form: showed the ropes
tags: past
form: shown the ropes
tags: participle
past