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kick downstairs, v.
more info assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

break bump demote kick downstairs relegate

sample sentences

"She was demoted because she always speaks up"
"He was broken down to Sergeant"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
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