"kick upstairs" in Chinese (Simplified)

• （表面升职实则边缘化）

Definition

把某人提拔到一个职位更高但没有实权的岗位，通常是为了把他调走。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于口语表达，经常用于商业或政治环境，暗指“升职实为边缘化”。不是正式晋升的说法。

Examples

They decided to kick upstairs the old manager.

他们决定把老经理**表面升职实则边缘化**。

He was kicked upstairs to an advisory role.

他被**表面升职实则边缘化**到顾问岗位。

Sometimes companies kick upstairs employees they can't fire.

有时公司会把不能开除的员工**表面升职实则边缘化**。

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

多年抱怨后，董事会决定把他**表面升职实则边缘化**。

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

别被骗了，他们把她**表面升职实则边缘化**，只是为了摆脱她。

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

她对被**表面升职实则边缘化**并不高兴——她明白这意味着什么。