English Dictionary

fail upwards

動詞

to advance in one's career despite failures

日本語の意味

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

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

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。

意味（1）

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.

fails upwards （ present singular third-person ）

failing upwards （ participle present ）

failed upwards （ participle past ）

failed upwards （ past ）