to learn how to do a particular job or activity
научиться выполнять конкретную работу или деятельность (nauchit'sya vypolnyat' konkretnuyu rabotu ili deyatel'nost')
"It took me a month to learn the ropes at my new job."
"Мне понадобился месяц, чтобы освоить азы на новой работе." (Mne ponadobilis' mesyats, chtoby osvoit' azy na novoy rabote.)
to have a very bad memory
to surprise or shock someone suddenly
to increase the level of risk or difficulty
to move up in position or success, especially in a career
a useless or hopeless pursuit
to start doing new and independent things
