ropes
[美俗]对某事十分精通

James really didn’t know the ropes when it came to driving.
对开车之事，詹姆斯一窍不通。

注解：
rope意指绳、索，the ropes意为内情；(to know the) ropes系指知道内情，喻指以某事十分精通。

everything from soup to nuts
[俗]一切，应有尽有

You can get anything you want in that big new department store since they sell everything from soup to nuts.
由于那家新开的百货公司出售的东西包罗万象，因此，你能买到自己想要的东西。

注解：
everything意指一切，soup意指汤，nut意指坚果；everything from soup to nuts系指餐桌上从第一道汤到最后一道坚果无所不有，十分丰盛，喻指门类齐全，应有尽有。