kick upstairs Synonyms
Strongest:
- remove
- reduce
- dismiss
- lower
- downgrade
- degrade
- lower
- degrade
- overthrow
- overthrow
- dismiss
- downgrade
- reduce
- remove
Strong:
- dishonor
- depose
- dishonor
- take-down
- humiliate
- unseat
- shame
- unseat
- shame
- humiliate
- oust
- disgrace
- impeach
- abase
- disgrace
- depose
- expel
- impeach
- oust
- demote
- expel
- demote
- humble
- take-down
- humble
- abase
Weak:
kick upstairs Meaning
kick upstairs (v)
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
kick upstairs Sentence Examples
- The veteran employee was given a promotion and kicked upstairs to a prestigious but powerless position.
- The struggling manager was kicked upstairs to a less demanding role in order to appease the board of directors.
- The company's former CEO was kicked upstairs to a newly created position with no real responsibilities.
- The government official was kicked upstairs to a position with more status but less actual authority.
- The athlete who was no longer able to compete at the highest level was kicked upstairs to a coaching position.
- The professor who had become too outspoken was kicked upstairs to a research position with no teaching responsibilities.
- The journalist who had written articles critical of the government was kicked upstairs to a position with no influence.
- The actor who had become too expensive to hire was kicked upstairs to a producer position.
- The musician who had become too difficult to work with was kicked upstairs to a management position.
- The employee who had become too demanding was kicked upstairs to a position with no real challenges.
FAQs About the word kick upstairs
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
elevate,promote, upgrade, improve, forward, raise,advance, further, praise,lift
remove, reduce, dismiss, lower, downgrade, degrade, lower, degrade, overthrow, overthrow
The veteran employee was given a promotion and kicked upstairs to a prestigious but powerless position.
The struggling manager was kicked upstairs to a less demanding role in order to appease the board of directors.
The company's former CEO was kicked upstairs to a newly created position with no real responsibilities.
The government official was kicked upstairs to a position with more status but less actual authority.
