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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Learn the ropes
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He is a new employee and is still learning the ropes.
Does this sentence make sense without the ropes?
He is a new employee and is still learning the ropes.
Does this sentence make sense without the ropes?
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Yes, but it does not indicate what he is learning.
- Yes, but it does not indicate what he is learning.
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Mr. M., can you tell any more about what he's learning from "learning the ropes"?
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I imagine the expression comes from old-fashioned sailing ships.
These ships have lots of sails, and lots of ropes to manipulate the sails and steer the ship and raise/lower the anchor.
"Learning the ropes" is learning the craft of sailing the ship successfully.
It is then applied metaphorically to any business.
These ships have lots of sails, and lots of ropes to manipulate the sails and steer the ship and raise/lower the anchor.
"Learning the ropes" is learning the craft of sailing the ship successfully.
It is then applied metaphorically to any business.
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Mr. M., can you tell any more about what he's learning from "learning the ropes"?-- Yes, he is learning about his job with the business.
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