kicked upstairs

A form of kick upstairs — To promote (an employee) to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of kick upstairs
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APA

kicked upstairs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kicked%20upstairs

MLA

“kicked upstairs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kicked%20upstairs. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kicked upstairs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kicked%20upstairs.

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