TO SHOW SB THE ROPES (ON STH)

TO SHOW SB THE ROPES (ON STH) -Sounds great. When do you start? -Tomorrow morning. What can I say? Hey, how about you show me the ropes? -Sure. Switch (1991). Where are you going? Mom, I told you! I’m going to Dad’s house for two weeks. No, you didn’t. And you’re not going. We’ve hardly spent any time together this summer. Now you go upstairs and unpack. Ok, Mom. I thought what you said. And you know that Monique is going be there 24/7 with Sebastian, so, I don’t know, I was just thinking that maybe she could show me the ropes on the whole debutante thing. This is so exciting Isn’t it? She’s the Man (2006). ENG: to show someone how to do a job or activity. RUS: рассказать и показать, что к чему.