kick upstairs | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive,informal,idiomatic)Topromote(an employee considered troublesome) to a position of lesserinfluence, but of apparently higher status.2012, The Economist, Sep 29th 2012 issue, Special Report,India: Aim HigherFaced with slowing foreign investment and a revenuesqueeze,Pranab Mukherjee, until recently the finance minister, bizarrely attacked foreign investors, such as Vodafone, andretrospectivelytried to rewrite tax rules. That spread uncertainty. Fortunately in July he wasbooted upstairsto become president.Synonym:boot upstairs

Examples:

EN: Well, I'll say you're the hottest family to kick upstairs I've ever seen in my life.
ES: Pues yo diré que sois la mejor familia que he visto en mi vida.
EN: How long will we kick upstairs without it hurting?
ES: ¿Pero cuánto aguantaremos en ella sin que nos duela?
ID: Tapi berapa lama kita harus terus mengetuk ke atas tanpa sakit?
EN: I gotta kick upstairs to Uncle Junior.
ES: Debo pagarle al tío Junior.
ID: Aku harus kirim ke Paman Junior.
EN: Now, look, you got a couple mil you can kick upstairs, maybe they'll listen.
ES: Ahora, mira, si consigues un par de millones, tal vez puedas subir y te escuchen.
EN: For Dawson to kick upstairs.
ES: Para que Dawson envíe hacia lo alto.
EN: Let me know if there's anything I need to kick upstairs.
ES: Avisame si hay algo que tenga que informar al piso de arriba.

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