knows the ropes (verb) know the ropes: understand the particulars of a situation
Sinonime: QT, buried, camouflaged, cloaked,
concealed, disguised, dissembled,
furtive,
hidden, hush-hush, incog, incognito, masked, obscured,
private, privy,
secret, shrouded,
stealthy, sub rosa,
surreptitious, ulterior, under wraps, under-the-table, undercover, underhand, unsuspected, veiled
Antonime: aboveboard,
candid,
frank,
honest, open,
overt,
public, unconcealed