| 释义 |
●ˌkick sb upˈstairs (informal) move sb to a job that seems to be more important but which actually has less power or influence 使某人明升暗降；以升迁为名排斥某人◆They couldn’t sack him, so they kicked him upstairs onto the board of directors, where he could do less damage.
他们无法解雇他，于是明升暗降让他进入董事会，这样他造成的损失可以小一些。 |