fail upwards

Verb

to advance in one's career despite failures

Japanese Meaning

失敗にもかかわらず、キャリアアップを果たすこと / 失敗を経験しながらも昇進すること

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Despite his many setbacks, he managed to fail upwards and become the company's COO within five years.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

数多くの挫折にもかかわらず、彼は失敗を繰り返しながらも出世し、5年以内にその会社の最高執行責任者（COO）になった。

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to advance in one's career despite failures

I got trapped in an absurd, "failing upwards" trajectory. Heathers got me work on a bigger film called Ford Fairlane. When that movie failed, I was given a post on an even bigger film, Hudson Hawk. After that one really, really failed, I was rewarded with the assignment of Batman Returns.

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fails upwards

（ present singular third-person ）

failing upwards

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failed upwards

（ participle past ）

failed upwards

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