apprentice someone to someone

apprentice someone to someone
apprentice someone to someone
to assign someone to work at a certain trade and learn it from someone experienced. •

She apprenticed her son to a local diesel mechanic.

I apprenticed myself to a printer and learned what it means to get really dirty.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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