kick upstairs, v.
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
advance elevate kick upstairs promote raise upgrade
sample sentences
"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"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
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