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move up in the world

move up in the world verb: to improve one's social or financial position.

Verb

move up in the world (third-person singular simple present moves up in the world, present participle moving up in the world, simple past and past participle moved up in the world)

  1. (idiomatic) To improve one's social or financial position.

Synonyms of move up in the world

Forms of move up in the world

third-person singular presentmoves up in the world
present participlemoving up in the world
past participlemoved up in the world
pastmoved up in the world

Questions about move up in the world

What does move up in the world mean?
Move up in the world means to improve one's social or financial position.
What part of speech is move up in the world?
Move up in the world is a verb.
What is the past tense of move up in the world?
The past tense of move up in the world is moved up in the world.

Words near move up in the world in the dictionary

  1. move the yardsticks
  2. move through the gears
  3. move to
  4. move together
  5. move up
  6. move up in the world
  7. move with
  8. move with the times
  9. move your feet, lose your seat
  10. moveabilities
  11. moveability

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