risen from/through the ranks

A self-made man or woman; those who have worked their way to the top. Originally this term described an officer who had worked his way up from the rank of private, a rare achievement. John Ruskin used it figuratively in an 1853 letter: “Mr. Beveridge . . . rose from the ranks—as Jephson did.” See also rags to riches; rank and file.

词组	risen from/through the ranks
释义	risen from/through the ranks risen from/through the ranks A self-made man or woman; those who have worked their way to the top. Originally this term described an officer who had worked his way up from the rank of private, a rare achievement. John Ruskin used it figuratively in an 1853 letter: “Mr. Beveridge . . . rose from the ranks—as Jephson did.” See also rags to riches; rank and file. See also: rank, rise, through The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: be worked up worked up, be kept woman elbow (one) out of (something) bring (one) up on (something) bring up on foot in both camps, have a have a foot in both camps be shown the ropes It won't wash!
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