| 单词 | kick upstairs |
| 释义 | kick upstairsSEE SYNONYMS FOR kick upstairs ON THESAURUS.COM verb(tr, adverb) informal to promote to a nominally higher but effectively powerless position Words nearby kick upstairskick the habit, kick turn, kickup, kick up a fuss, kick up one's heels, kick upstairs, kickwheel, kicky, kid, kid around, Kidd Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with kick upstairskick upstairs Promote someone to a higher but less desirable position, especially one with less authority. For example, Paul never forgave the company for kicking him upstairs at age 55. This expression alludes to its antonym, kick downstairs, simply meaning “eject.” [Mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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