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kick sb upstairs

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  • kick sb upstairs — INFORMAL ► to give someone a new job that seems more powerful but is really less powerful, usually in order to stop them causing trouble for you: »He was a lousy salesman, so he was kicked upstairs to a desk job. Main Entry: ↑kick …   Financial and business terms

  • kick sth upstairs — INFORMAL ► to send information or a decision to someone in a higher position: »We didn t have the authority to hire anyone, so the whole matter was kicked upstairs. Main Entry: ↑kick …   Financial and business terms

  • kick someone upstairs — kick (someone) upstairs to give someone a new job which seems more powerful but is really less powerful, usually in order to stop them causing trouble for you. Brown is being kicked upstairs to become chairman of the new company …   New idioms dictionary

  • kick someone upstairs — informal remove someone from an influential position in a business by giving them an ostensible promotion * * * kick (someone) upstairs informal : to promote (someone) to a higher but less powerful or important position He was kicked upstairs,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • kick somebody upstairs — kick sb upˈstairs f4 idiom (informal) to move sb to a job that seems to be more important but which actually has less power or influence Main entry: ↑kickidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • kick someone upstairs — informal remove someone from an influential position in a business by giving them an ostensible promotion. → put the kibosh on …   English new terms dictionary

  • kick — [kɪk] verb kick in phrasal verb 1. [intransitive] informal if a system, arrangement, event etc kicks in, it begins to have an effect: • Many lawyers are hurrying to arrange settlements before the new tax rules kick in. 2. [intransitive,… …   Financial and business terms

  • kick upstairs — kick (someone) upstairs to give someone a new job which seems more powerful but is really less powerful, usually in order to stop them causing trouble for you. Brown is being kicked upstairs to become chairman of the new company …   New idioms dictionary

  • kick upstairs — verb 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 • Syn: ↑promote, ↑upgrade, ↑advance,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • upstairs — 1 adverb 1 towards a higher floor in a building, using the stairs: Lucy came rushing upstairs after her sister. opposite downstairs (1) 2 on an upper floor in a building, especially a house: My office is upstairs on the right. compare downstairs… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • upstairs — up|stairs1 S2 [ˌʌpˈsteəz US ˈsterz] adv towards or on an upper floor in a building ≠ ↑downstairs ▪ I went upstairs and had a shower. ▪ She s upstairs in bed feeling ill. >upstairs adj [only before noun] ▪ an upstairs window ▪ the upstairs… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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