rise through the ranks

English

Verb

rise through the ranks (third-person singular simple present rises through the ranks, present participle rising through the ranks, simple past rose through the ranks, past participle risen through the ranks)

1. (originally military) To gradually advance in an organization to positions of more importance after having served in subordinate ones.

   Near-synonym: rise from the ranks

Translations

Translations

• Chinese: 扶搖直上／扶摇直上 (zh) (fúyáozhíshàng), 平步青雲／平步青云 (zh) (píngbùqīngyún), 青雲直上／青云直上 (zh) (qīngyúnzhíshàng)
• Finnish: yletä arvoasteikossa
• French: sortir du rang, prendre du galon (fr), monter en grade (fr)
• Polish: awansować (pl) impf or pf
• Spanish: escalar puestos
• Swedish: stiga i graderna

See also

• through the hawsehole
• work one's way up