learn the ropes

the process of finding one's feet, learning the basics, for example in a new job

"Hey, how's that new job going?"
"Fabulous, now that I've learned the ropes I can take on more demanding tasks!"

"I want you to learn the ropes before you start doing anything more sophisticated!"

by justice22 April 7, 2012

A Rope of Sand

A running joke used in academic writing. The phrase, purposefully meaningless and ambivalent, is used after a colon to "spice up" a title.

The Collapse of the Ottoman Empire: A Rope of Sand
Organ Transplant Rejection: A Rope of Sand
My Summer Vacation: A Rope of Sand

by Milli C March 6, 2008

on the ropes

When a team or someone is frightened and may be eventually beaten.

The heavily favored Cowboys were on the ropes as they trailed by 10 in the fourth quarter.

by Whose your daddy September 28, 2013

burn rope

To smoke marijuana.

Man, it smells like the next door neighbor is burning rope again!

by Your Mom July 13, 2003

ROPV

A term referring to someone who acts like a total flirt and literally hooks up with everything that moves.

Hey man, look at that ROPV over there, shes flirting with a cockroach!

by ropvftw July 23, 2010

rope in a tornado

To ejaculate so intensely, the built up pressure causes one's penis to flail wildly- as would a rope if caught by a tornado.

Chris jizzed so hard, his dick was like a rope in a tornado

by Druace March 28, 2017

Beef Rope

A massive turd. Usually one that’s at periscope depth while also going deep into the porcelain abyss.

I worked out a beef rope this morning. Had to be a foot long. I left it for my roommate to see.

You might want to light a candle in there. I just hung a beef rope.

He clapped my cheeks so hard and deep I dropped a beef rope a couple days later.

by Dick Onchin September 13, 2020