learn the ropes

1 Watching Santosh learn the ropes of her local police station is amusing at first, but Goswami sells its increasing complications through silent reaction shots as her character becomes slowly absorbed by this power structure, its in-group language, its secrets and its casual corruption.

2 Santillan was the more aggressive fighter from the opening bell, consistently getting in close to take the smaller Norman’s left jab away and using shoulders, head and elbows to back Norman into the corners and onto the ropes.

3 Fisker was already on the ropes, but this could be the kill shot.

4 Related Stories In other words, linear TV is on the ropes at a time when legacy media needs it most to get over that streaming chasm.

5 Learning the ropes During a break from an intersquad scrimmage last week at Settlers Park, Team Scheels formed a circle along with their coaches and played Hot Potato with a football for a few minutes.

6 After outrageous court outbursts from Auntie Rae and Susie put Larry on the ropes, Jerry Seinfeld (playing himself) shows up in Atlanta for support and a less-than-urgent chat about bearded ladies.

7 The rescuers had managed to cut away the ropes and free the humpback whale.

8 That has left hundreds of writers out of work, as The CW previously served as a way for new scribes to learn the ropes.

9 She's just started it'll take her a week or two to learn the ropes.

她是新手--要用一两个星期的时间熟悉情况。

10 Now you have to get in the swing of things and learn the ropes.

现在,你必须适应新环境,熟悉新工作.

11 They must learn the ropes before they can assert themselves.

职场新人在展露才能之前,必须先学会做事的诀窍.

12 The business is new to him, but he will soon get to learn the ropes.

他对这门业务不熟悉, 但他是会很快学会该怎么做的.

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