kick upstairs
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kick upstairs
verb kicks upstairs · kicking upstairs · kicked upstairs
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To promote (an employee) to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status.
Similar: boot upstairs
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verb to promote (an employee) to a position of lesser influence
| Deutsch | wegbefördern, fortbefördern, wegloben, fortloben |
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