1.   By night three, Jake seemed to have learned the ropes.

2.   Diana had gathered together a small staff who were learning the ropes as fast as she was.

3.   He thought he was going to learn the ropes of high finance.

4.   I spent the first month just learning the ropes.

5.   I started compiling an annotated bibliography of the philosophy of mind when I was a graduate student learning the ropes.

6.   Miguel was supposed to learn the ropes.

7.   There was almost no time to learn the ropes.

8.   It will take a few weeks for new employees to learn the ropes.

9.   But he has been learning the ropes since February with Liverpool Playhouse workshop.