kick upstairs

1. Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position (synset 202402779)
   "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"
   is a type of: assign, delegate, depute, designate - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
   subtypes:

   • tenure - give life-time employment to
   • bring up - promote from a lower position or rank
   • spot promote - promote on the spot
   • ennoble, entitle, gentle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
   • favor, favour, prefer - promote over another
   • brevet - promote somebody by brevet, in the military
   same as: advance, elevate, promote, raise, upgrade

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