kick upstairs
美 [kɪk ˌʌpˈsterz]英 [kɪk ˌʌpˈsteəz]
- 〈英·非正〉使明升暗降
kick upstairs-
They decided to kick him upstairs and appoint a younger man to take his place .
他们决定对他明升暗降，让一位比他年轻的人来接替他目前的职位。
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The only way for us to get rid of old Smith is to kick him upstairs ; then we 'll be able to appoint Brown As the range dropped to four thousand , the option to surface was dimming .
对我们来说，搬掉老史密斯的唯一办法是给他来个明升暗降，然后我们才能任命布朗。等到测距降到四千码的时候，升上水面的机会就暗淡了。