the ropes

Idioms  

1. see know the ropes; on the ropes.

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Example Sentences

The ropes strained and the mule teams pulled them back toward Rochester at two miles an hour.

From Literature

To give the cradle a little bit of bounce, he tied the ropes to two cultivator springs and hung the whole contraption to the bows inside the covered wagon.

From Literature

Just as the sky was fading from black to purple, my hands and arms were almost back to normal and they slipped out of the ropes.

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With my arms free, I was able to wriggle myself out of the rest of the ropes.

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I had freed myself from Frederick and Bruno’s ropes, but the ropes that had been tangled and knotted inside of me were now tugging at me—pulling me like a stubborn donkey in the direction of The Kingdom.

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