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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

kick upstairs en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To promote (an employee) to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
kicks upstairs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
kicking upstairs Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kicked upstairs Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kicked upstairs Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

fail upwards · kick up

Synonyms

boot upstairs

Translations (7)

de wegbefördern (to promote (an employee) to a position of lesser influence) · de fortbefördern (to promote (an employee) to a position of lesser influence) · pl awansować na mało znaczące stanowisko (to promote (an employee) to a position of lesser influence) · fi ylentää pois tieltä (to promote (an employee) to a position of lesser influence) · de wegloben (to promote (an employee) to a position of lesser influence) · de fortloben (to promote (an employee) to a position of lesser influence) · nl wegpromoveren (to promote (an employee) to a position of lesser influence)