kick someone upstairs idiom
（通常为制止某人找麻烦而）使（某人）明升暗降
to give someone a new job that seems more powerful but is really less powerful, usually in order to stop them causing trouble for you
| 词汇 | kick someone upstairs |
| 类别 | 英译汉、英汉双解翻译词典 |
| 释义 | kick someone upstairs idiom （通常为制止某人找麻烦而）使（某人）明升暗降 to give someone a new job that seems more powerful but is really less powerful, usually in order to stop them causing trouble for you |
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