Definition of kick upstairs Kick upstairs
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| kick upstairs - 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" | ||
| promote, upgrade, advance, raise, elevate | ||
| demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" | ||
| delegate, depute, designate, assign give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | ||
| tenure give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book" | ||
| bring up cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock" | ||
| spot promote promote on the spot; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel" | ||
| ennoble, entitle, gentle give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility | ||
| favor, favour, prefer consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" | ||
| brevet promote somebody by brevet, in the military | ||
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