I figure I'll put in a few years, learn the ropes and move on to something better.

He once invited me to go with him so I could learn the ropes.

Get a job in the business first for at least a year and learn the ropes.

Once a year, it's a whole new audience, and they need to learn the ropes.

Having learned the ropes, they were now ready to set off on their own.

But she's young, feeling her way around, learning the ropes, know what I mean?

As a result, learning the ropes has taken more time than it might have.

You and I made mistakes while we were learning the ropes.

If you know your stuff and learn the ropes, you'll do fine.

Then, for several years, she worked in a travel agency, learning the ropes.

The men are expected to learn a trade or start their own business.

Some kids might look good but they don't learn their trade.

He was still learning the trade and I decided to give him a little more time.

I spent a certain amount of time learning my trade.

You'll learn your trade the same way if you get that far.

It gave him a chance to practice for most of the season and learn his trade.

The boys learned a trade and had to leave when they reached 15.

In his family, girls married and boys learned a trade.

In nine months you may have learned a new trade.

Thousands of parents sent their 20-year-olds away to learn a trade.