Idiom: Know the Ropes Posted on 21st May 201820th May 2018 by DoubleClick Know the Ropes: to have a knowledge or experience how to do Example: Anybody who has been doing or seeing the job for a few days should know the ropes. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related Posted in Idiom and tagged Idiom K.