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kicks upstairs

kicks upstairs is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 kicks upstairs

What is kicks upstairs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Kicks upstairs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kick upstairs.

Words near kicks upstairs in the dictionary

  1. kicks up the ass
  2. kicks up the backside
  3. kicks up the bottom
  4. kicks up the bum
  5. kicks up the butt
  6. kicks upstairs
  7. kicks with
  8. kicks with the other foot
  9. kicks-and-giggles
  10. kickscooter
  11. kickscooters

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