rise through the ranks

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.

Translations

Translations

Chinese: 扶搖直上 (zh), 平步青雲, 青雲直上 (zh) French: hisser (fr)

Spanish: escalar puestos