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kick upstairs
Verb
idiomatic
transitive
Japanese Meaning
（厄介な従業員などを）実際には影響力のない部署へ、形式上は高い地位に配置転換すること
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(transitive, idiomatic) To promote (an employee considered troublesome) to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status.
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kick upstairs
Rather than fire him, the company chose to kick upstairs the troublesome manager by giving him a ceremonial title and stripping him of decision-making authority.
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Rather than fire him, the company chose to kick upstairs the troublesome manager by giving him a ceremonial title and stripping him of decision-making authority.
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