Kick Upstairs (Verb)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- Edward was kicked upstairs after 30 years of service to make room for younger management.
- The company tends to kick one employee upstairs and train a new one every few years.
- She kicked her loyal employee upstairs to free up more room in the main office.
- After months of intense competition, senior management decided to kick him upstairs to oversee regional operations.
- Lacking specific skills for promotion, she feared being kicked upstairs into an ambiguous figurehead position.