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Meaning of rise through the ranks | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To gradually advance in an organization to positions of more importance after having served in subordinate ones.

Equivalents

Español escalar puestos
Français monter en grade prendre du galon sortir du rang
Polski awansować
Svenska stiga i graderna
中文 平步青雲 /平步青云 扶搖直上 /扶摇直上 青雲直上 /青云直上

Examples

“Near-synonym: rise from the ranks”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

rise to the bait rise to the challenge rise to the occasion rise to the purple rise up rise with the lark

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