kick sb upstairs
Definition
› to give someone a new job that seems more powerful but is really less powerful, usually in order to stop them causing trouble for youPromoting, demoting and transferring staff
(Definition of kick sb upstairs from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aggrandizement noun
- ascend verb (HIGHER POSITION)
- demote verb
- depute verb
- downgrade verb
- elevation noun (IMPORTANCE)
- exalt verb
- handover noun
- in the wilderness idiom
- promote verb (RAISE)
- promotion noun (RAISE)
- rank noun (POSITION)
- relegate verb
- second verb 2
- subordinate verb
- transfer noun (MOVE/CHANGE)
- transfer noun (SPORTS)
- transfer verb
- vault verb
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