kick upstairs en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To promote (an employee) to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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)