1. Expression：know the ropes

Explanation：To understand or be familiar with the details or know how about a specific situation, task, job, or role.（在行老练，熟知内情，掌握秘诀）

Example：The guy knows all the ropes of bureaucracy. He usually writes better performance reports about his favorites than they really deserve just to keep them loyal to him personally.

这人熟稔官场手腕，长袖善舞。他为自己的亲信写的工作表现报告通常是言过其实的，目的正是让他们效忠于他。

Nobody knows the ropes about the auto business better than my Uncle Joe. He's been selling cars for thirty years and he's become an expert at closing deals with customers.

做汽车生意没人能比Joe叔叔更在行。他销售汽车有三十年了，已经成了和顾客讲价成交的专家。

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

他对这门业务不熟悉，但他是会很快学会该怎么做的。

—— I want to change my job. My salary now is too low.—— You should wiat untill you know the ropes.

——我想换个工作，因为我现在的薪水很低。——你需要等到熟悉业务后再说。

2. Expression：learn the ropes

Explanation：To learn or understand the basic details of how to do or perform a job, task, or activity.（在行老练，熟知内情，掌握秘诀）

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

她是新手，所以她要用一两个星期的时间熟悉情况。

This class is intense! They don't even give you a chance to learn the ropes before they throw an exam at you.

这堂课上得太紧张了！他们甚至在你考核之前没有给你熟悉情况的机会吗？

You've worked here for ten years now and you've certainly learned the ropes of running a chain store. You're ready now to be trained as manager for all our stores in the state.

你在这儿工作十年了，也确实掌握了管理联锁店的诀窍，现在你已经够格学当经理，来管理我们在这个州的所有分店。

We have a few projects we need to get done now, so you'll need to learn the ropes on your own.

我们现在有几个需要完成的项目，所以你得要自己先熟知项目情况。