be on the lowest/bottom rung of the ladder
Definition
› to be at the lowest level of an organization: I started my life on the bottom rung of the ladder in this company.Position and status in groups and organizations
(Definition of be on the lowest/bottom rung of the ladder from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -ship suffix
- associate adjective
- elite adjective
- elite noun
- equal noun
- lapsed adjective
- marzipan layer noun
- opposite number noun
- outrank verb
- position noun (RANK)
- pretender noun
- role noun (DUTY)
- second class adjective (NOT IMPORTANT)
- senior adjective (HIGH RANK)
- senior noun (HIGH RANK)
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- superiority noun (HIGHER)
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