"kick upstairs" in Chinese (Traditional)

• （表面升職實則邊緣化）

Definition

把某人提拔到一個職位更高但沒有實權的崗位，通常是為了把他調走。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是口語表達，多用於商業或政治場合，意思是“升職實為邊緣化”。不是正規升職用語。

Examples

They decided to kick upstairs the old manager.

他們決定把老經理**表面升職實則邊緣化**。

He was kicked upstairs to an advisory role.

他被**表面升職實則邊緣化**到顧問崗位。

Sometimes companies kick upstairs employees they can't fire.

有時公司會把不能開除的員工**表面升職實則邊緣化**。

After years of complaints, the board decided to kick him upstairs.

多年抱怨後，董事會決定把他**表面升職實則邊緣化**。

Don't be fooled—they kicked her upstairs just to get her out of the way.

別被騙了，他們把她**表面升職實則邊緣化**，只是為了把她弄走。

She wasn't happy about being kicked upstairs—she knew what it really meant.

她對被**表面升職實則邊緣化**並不高興──她知道這代表什麼。