kick upstairs 1verbdomain: v societyPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitiongive a promotion to or assign to a higher positionReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired2.Women tend not to advance in the major law firms3.I got promoted after many years of hard workSynonymspromote 2upgrade 3advance 9raise 14elevate 1