| 释义 |       past tense of kick upstairs         as in promotedto move higher in rank or position After years of hard work she was kicked upstairs to an executive role.       promoted     upgraded     elevated     advanced     improved     raised     lifted     forwarded     heightened     decorated     commissioned     exalted     boosted     uplifted     celebrated     honored     knighted     applauded     complimented     furthered     ennobled     saluted     congratulated     glorified     hailed     praised     cited     commended     acclaimed     lauded     extolled     aggrandized     eulogized       See More   reduced     removed     downgraded     lowered     expelled     degraded     dismissed     impeached     demoted     deposed     dethroned     overthrew     ousted     took down     unseated     dishonored     abased     unmade     mortified     humiliated     condemned     disgraced     denounced     humbled     shamed     damned     reprobated     censured     demeaned   |