show someone the ropes
verbEtymology
Derived from sailing ships. The nautical term meaning to teach a complete novice which ropes, or sheets, lead to or support which parts of the ship's structure.
Definitions
To explain the fundamentals of something to someone.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for show someone the ropes. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA