Question of the Day #1400

Now that you Know the Ropes, Here's How to Climb Higher

From the headline of this article at EMEA Recruitment.

  上記の文で、know the ropesの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "know the ropes" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

こつを知っている

「こつ」とありますが、とある組織等の「仕組み」「内情」等、主語次第で意訳がかなりあります。
 

Answer

According to :

To be familiar with the details of an operation

 

Examples

1. “You won't have to train the new computer operator; she already knows the ropes.”
2. That creates a daunting challenge — particularly for young investigators, who don’t yet know the ropes. From Nature • May 23, 2017
3. That you can know the ropes and yet not be hemmed in by them. From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2018
4. The moment she got to know the ropes, there was no stopping her. Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME
5. I know it's a lot to take in right now, but you'll get to know the ropes soon enough.

   

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