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English verb: kick upstairs | |||
| 1. | kick upstairs (social) give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | advance, elevate, promote, raise, upgrade | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brevet, bring up, ennoble, entitle, favor, favour, gentle, prefer, spot promote, tenure | ||
| Antonyms | demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break | ||
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