to learn how to do a particular job or activity
学习如何做一项特定的工作或活动 (xuéxí rúhé zuò yī xiàng tèdìng de gōngzuò huò huódòng)
"It took me a month to learn the ropes at my new job."
"我花了一个月时间在我的新工作中掌握基本知识。" (Wǒ huā le yīgè yuè shíjiān zài wǒ de xīn gōngzuò zhōng zhǎngwò jīběn zhīshì.)
To do something in a different way from what is usually done
to risk everything on a single opportunity
a simple solution to a complex problem
with no special conditions or restrictions
used to introduce a new topic or add extra information
deceitful; pretending to be friendly while being dishonest
