HyperDic: kick_downstairs

English > 1 sense of the expression kick downstairs:
VERBsocialkick downstairs, demote, bump, relegate, breakassign to a lower position
English > kick downstairs: 1 sense > verb 1, social
MeaningAssign to a lower position; reduce in rank.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonymsdemote, bump, relegate, break
NarrowerreduceBring to humbler or weaker state or condition
sidelineRemove from the center of activity or attention
Broaderdelegate, designate, depute, assignGive an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Oppositepromote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevateGive a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Spanishchocar, relegar

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