- the ranks
- (in the armed forces) those who are not commissioned officers.→ rank
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
the ranks
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rise from the ranks — 1. To work one s way up from private soldier to commissioned officer 2. To become a self made man or woman • • • Main Entry: ↑rise * * * rise from/through the ranks phrase to start in a junior rank or position in an organization and gradually… … Useful english dictionary
swell the ranks — phrase to increase the number of people in a group Soldiers leave the army, only to end up swelling the ranks of the homeless. Thesaurus: club membership and joining a club, organization or grouphyponym to leave a club, organization or… … Useful english dictionary
rise from the ranks — rise from/through the ranks ► to keep moving up from a low position in an organization to higher ones: »He joined the company in 2000 and has been rising through the ranks ever since. Main Entry: ↑rank … Financial and business terms
rise from/through the ranks — ► to keep moving up from a low position in an organization to higher ones: »He joined the company in 2000 and has been rising through the ranks ever since. Main Entry: ↑rank … Financial and business terms
rise through the ranks — rise from/through the ranks ► to keep moving up from a low position in an organization to higher ones: »He joined the company in 2000 and has been rising through the ranks ever since. Main Entry: ↑rank … Financial and business terms
join the ranks of something — join the ranks of (something) to become part of a large group. Thousands of young people join the ranks of the unemployed each summer when they leave school … New idioms dictionary
join the ranks of — (something) to become part of a large group. Thousands of young people join the ranks of the unemployed each summer when they leave school … New idioms dictionary
swell the ranks — to increase the number of people in a group Soldiers leave the army, only to end up swelling the ranks of the homeless … English dictionary
reduce to the ranks — To demote, for misconduct, to the condition of a private soldier • • • Main Entry: ↑reduce … Useful english dictionary
reduce to the ranks — index demote, humiliate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
