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kick upstairs

/ kick upstairs /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
"John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"
"Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"
"I got promoted after many years of hard work"
Opposites:
demote bump relegate break kick downstairs
Type of:
delegate designate depute
Kinds of:
tenure bring up spot promote ennoble gentle
Derived:
acme height elevation peak pinnacle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
30%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
3
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delegate designate depute tenure bring up spot promote ennoble gentle demote bump relegate break