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show the ropes

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
show [sb] the ropes v expr	figurative (teach a newcomer how to do things)	mostrar cómo son las cosas a loc verb
		enseñar a vtr + prep
	On Danny's first day at the office, his colleague Sara showed him the ropes.

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