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showed someone the ropes

showed someone the ropes is the simple past of show someone the ropes.

Questions about showed someone the ropes

What is showed someone the ropes the simple past of?
Showed someone the ropes is the simple past of show someone the ropes.

Words near showed someone the ropes in the dictionary

  1. showed skin
  2. showed some skin
  3. showed someone a good time
  4. showed someone one's etchings
  5. showed someone the door
  6. showed someone the ropes
  7. showed the flag
  8. showed the ropes
  9. showed the way
  10. showed up
  11. showed who's boss

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