work way up

work (one's) way up

To start at humble or modest beginnings, but rising in position, importance, or influence through hard work and determination. Just look at Johnson if you need proof: He started in the mail room, but worked his way up to one of the top lawyers at the firm. She worked her way up from a small one-woman online business to a media empire that employs thousands around the globe.

work one's way up

(to something) Go to work oneself up (to something).

词组	work way up
释义	work way up work (one's) way up To start at humble or modest beginnings, but rising in position, importance, or influence through hard work and determination. Just look at Johnson if you need proof: He started in the mail room, but worked his way up to one of the top lawyers at the firm. She worked her way up from a small one-woman online business to a media empire that employs thousands around the globe. See also: up, way, work Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. work one's way up (to something) Go to work oneself up (to something). See also: up, way, work McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: work (one's) way up work your way up humble abode have the constitution of an ox abode on (one's)/its knees on your knees it's nothing not a bother beat down to size
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