to teach someone how to do a job or task
教某人如何完成一项工作或任务 (jiao mouren ruhe wancheng yi xiang gongzuo huo renwu)
"It took me a while to show the ropes to the new employee, but now they’re doing well."
"我花了一些时间向新员工展示绳索,但现在他们做得很好。" (wo hua le yixie shijian xiang xin yuangong zhanshi shengsuo, dan xianzai tamen zuo de hen hao)
to thoroughly investigate or explore something
to manage to survive under pressure or financial difficulty
to transfer or store one’s thoughts, knowledge, or conscious...
to emphasize something forcefully
casual or polite conversation about unimportant topics
At the right or appropriate time.