Ropes, The 

The Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. One of the most economically and culturally diverse neighborhoods in the Chi.

-I went all the way up to the Ropes to see this girl.

Ropes, The by 360 May 2, 2005

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!"

learn the ropes by justice22 April 7, 2012

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.

on the ropes by Whose your daddy September 28, 2013

Show them the ropes 

1. To orient a person who is new to your group/neighborhood/city/and such to the rules and modes of operation of the aforementioned.

2. To rough up someone that is in - or against - your group, as a punishment for going against the creed/rules/modus operandi of your particular group (re-orienting them, as it were).

1. "Terry, since you're new to Humboldt, allow me to show you the ropes."

2. "They ratted on David. That's not our style. So we're gonna show them the ropes."

Show them the ropes by Kent Weirdo November 28, 2005

Show them the ropes 

of opera origin, many back stage ropes control curtains and other theater devices.

I needed to show them the ropes before they could work backstage.

Show them the ropes by tracy volney December 28, 2005

Throw up the ropes 

When you see/hear in the news that some low life scumbag(s) has committed a serious crime worthy of a public lynching and the retard court judge gives him/her only a slap on the wrist and sends them on their merry way back into society to commit even more crime.

Cop #1: Did you see that? The scumbag I arrested who robbed and bashed that poor old lady got only a warning and told not to do it again.
Cop #2: Friggin hell, throw up the ropes!

Throw up the ropes by Barnaby Joyce February 14, 2018

Off The Top Ropes 

Similar to "Off the Chain" But newer, and thus cooler.

Did you see the new South Park Episode? Yeah, it was off the top ropes!

Off The Top Ropes by DragonMiasma September 8, 2010