Idiom of the Week - Week 27 - Dresden English Language Services

Each week of 2017 we present an English idiom.

“to show (somebody) the ropes”: to show someone around or how to do a particular task; jdn in etwas einweisen

Example 1: Following the breakfast for new employees hosted by HR, Sue will show you the ropes in the department.

Example 2: I wasn’t sure how to update the records in the database at my new job, but my colleague showed me the ropes.

About the author

Originally from the US, Mindy Ehrhart Krull holds a master's degree in journalism and has been teaching English and working as an author, editor and proofreader in Germany since 2008.

At DELS, she leads a team of several English trainers and language professionals.

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