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kicking upstairs

kicking upstairs is the present participle and gerund of kick upstairs.

Meaning of kick upstairs

Verb

kick upstairs (third-person singular simple present kicks upstairs, present participle kicking upstairs, simple past and past participle kicked upstairs)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To promote (an employee) to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status.
    Synonyms:
    boot upstairs

Questions about kicking upstairs

What is kicking upstairs the present participle and gerund of?
Kicking upstairs is the present participle and gerund of kick upstairs.

Words near kicking upstairs in the dictionary

  1. kicking to the kerb
  2. kicking up
  3. kicking up a fuss
  4. kicking up dust
  5. kicking up one's heels
  6. kicking upstairs
  7. kicking with
  8. kicking with the other foot
  9. kickingly
  10. kickings
  11. kickish

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