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moves out to move up

moves out to move up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of move out to move up.

Meaning of move out to move up

Verb

move out to move up (third-person singular simple present moves out to move up, present participle moving out to move up, simple past and past participle moved out to move up)

  1. (set phrase) To advance one's career by leaving one's present employer in order to take a better position with another employer.
    • In our world of communications, you don't have to move out to move up. When your objectives change and your abilities expand, you'll find your next level of achievement is waiting for you elsewhere in our world.1978 May 22, "Come Aboard! Electro '78 Career Cruises" (GTE employment advertisement), Computerworld, p. 85 (retrieved 16 May 2014)

Questions about moves out to move up

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Moves out to move up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of move out to move up.

Words near moves out to move up in the dictionary

  1. moves off
  2. moves on
  3. moves one's body
  4. moves one's bowels
  5. moves out
  6. moves out to move up
  7. moves over
  8. moves sideways
  9. moves someone to tears
  10. moves south
  11. moves the deckchairs on the Titanic

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