English Dictionary

pull the ladder up behind oneself

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To prevent others from attaining or benefiting from the same advantages, opportunities, or rights as oneself.

日本語の意味

自分が得た利益や成功の道を、他人が同じように得られるようにしないために、あえて機会や権利を遮断すること。 / 自身の有利な立場を保つために、他者に同じ恩恵や利益を受けさせない行動

After securing the promotion, she decided to pull the ladder up behind herself, blocking any chance for her colleagues to follow.

昇進を勝ち取った後、彼女は他の人が同じ恩恵を受けられないようにして、同僚が続くチャンスを閉ざした。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To prevent others from attaining or benefiting from the same advantages, opportunities, or rights as oneself.

The odds are that, after the first flush of enthusiasm, a non-proliferation treaty is going to look to many of the have-nots like a device for letting Russia and America scramble on top of their nuclear piles and then pull the ladder up behind them.

pulls the ladder up behind oneself （ present singular third-person ）

pulling the ladder up behind oneself （ participle present ）

pulled the ladder up behind oneself （ participle past ）

pulled the ladder up behind oneself （ past ）