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kick up·stairs
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Princeton's WordNet
promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevateverb
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
"John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
Wiktionary
kick upstairsverb
To promote (an employee considered troublesome) to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status.
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kick upstairs
"Kick upstairs" is an idiomatic expression meaning to promote someone, often as a way of removing them from a position where they might cause trouble or not perform well. The promotion usually involves less responsibility or power, despite the higher rank or position.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kick upstairs in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kick upstairs in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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