Learn the ropes
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 6To learn how to do a job or activity
किसी काम को करने का तरीका सीखना
It took Radhika only a week to learn the ropes at her new office.
Every new constable needs time to learn the ropes of the police station.
Daily use: Naye job mein pehle ropes seekho, phir apne ideas do.
नई duty पर senior अक्सर मुस्कुराकर कहते हैं, 'धीरे-धीरे तू ये ropes सीख जाएगा।' नया आदमी learn the ropes करता है, senior पहले से know the ropes करता है। Learn the ropes यानी काम करने का तरीक़ा सीखना।
On a new duty, a senior often smiles and says, 'Slowly you will learn the ropes.' The newcomer has to learn the ropes, while the experienced person already knows them. To learn the ropes is to learn how a job is done.
इसका meaning किसी काम का तरीक़ा सीखना है; यह अक्सर 'know the ropes' के साथ पूछा जाता है, जो उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जिसे काम पहले से आता है।
It means to learn how a job or activity is done; it is often asked alongside 'know the ropes', which describes someone who already understands the work.