train up
Teach from scratch
Train up means to develop someone's skills or abilities through instruction and practice, especially to prepare them for a specific role or task.
It emphasizes the process of bringing someone from inexperience to competence: We need to train up new hires before the busy season.
The phrase often implies investment of time and effort, and can suggest raising or nurturing in addition to teaching: She trained up her replacement over six months.
- educateProvide formal instruction
- instructConvey knowledge or orders
- raiseLift or increase
- coachOne who instructs
- show the ropesTeach newcomers how things work
instill · guide · take under wing · school · nurture · foster · cultivate · teach · mentor · rear · mold · coach up · build up · develop · advise · apprentice · learning curve · counsel