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1 show someone the ropes
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2 rope
n. touw; ketting--------v. vastbinden; met een lasso vangen; afzetten (met een touw); bijeenverzamelen (partijgenoten); afzetten (met touwen)rope1[ roop] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 (stuk) touw ⇒ koord, kabel♦voorbeelden:the rope • de stropgive someone rope enough to hang himself • iemand door schade en schande wijs laten wordenshow someone the ropes • iemand wegwijs maken/inwijdenknow/learn the ropes • de kneepjes van het vak kennen/leren————————rope2〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:¶ rope someone in to help/join • iemand zo ver krijgen dat hij komt helpen/meedoet
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