- kick someone upstairs
- informalremove someone from an influential position in a business by giving them an ostensible promotion.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
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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 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 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
kick — /kɪk / (say kik) verb (t) 1. to strike with the foot. 2. to drive, force, make, etc., by or as by kicks. 3. to strike in recoiling. 4. Football to score (a goal) by a kick. –verb (i) 5. to strike out with the foot. 6. to have the habit of thus… …
kick — kick1 verb 1》 strike or propel forcibly with the foot. ↘strike out with the foot or feet. ↘(chiefly in rugby) score (a goal) by a kick. 2》 informal succeed in giving up (a habit or addiction). 3》 (of a gun) recoil when fired. noun 1》 an… … 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 — kickable, adj. kickless, adj. /kik/, v.t. 1. to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins. 2. to drive, force, make, etc., by or as if by kicks. 3. Football. to score (a field goal or a conversion) by place… … Universalium
