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PRONUNCIATION OF KICK UPSTAIRS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KICK UPSTAIRS

kick about
kick against the pricks
kick ass
kick boxing
kick in
kick in the pants
kick in the teeth
kick into touch
kick off
kick on
kick one´s heels
kick out
kick over the traces
kick pleat
kick the bucket
kick turn
kick up
kick up bobsy-die
kick up one´s heels
kick with the wrong foot

WORDS THAT END LIKE KICK UPSTAIRS

affairs
airs
backstairs
below stairs
body repairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs
cross hairs
current affairs
Department of External Affairs
downstairs
External Affairs
foreign affairs
musical chairs
pairs
public affairs
shoe repairs
split hairs
stairs
state of affairs
upstairs

Synonyms and antonyms of kick upstairs in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «kick upstairs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KICK UPSTAIRS

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The translations of kick upstairs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kick upstairs» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

楼上踢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

patear el piso de arriba
570 millions of speakers

English

kick upstairs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊपर लात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ركلة الطابق العلوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пнуть наверх
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chutar em cima
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপরের দিকে তাকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coup à l´étage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menendang di tingkat atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kick nach oben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

二階キック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위층 킥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyepak ing ndhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá trên lầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாடிக்கு மேல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वरचा मजला लावून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yukarı çıkmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calci al piano di sopra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kopnąć górę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

штовхнути наверх
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kick la etaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλωτσήσει επάνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skop bo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sparka våningen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sparke oppe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kick upstairs

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KICK UPSTAIRS»

The term «kick upstairs» is used very little and occupies the 170.202 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KICK UPSTAIRS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kick upstairs

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KICK UPSTAIRS»

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1
The Role of Dictionary Use in the Comprehension of Idiom ...
... gstairs—>kick upstairs—>kick upstairs -------- -20) not cut the ...
Renata Szczepaniak, 2006
2
International Dictionary of Banking and Finance
... price then charged the original price (for accounting purposes) and later reimbursed the difference. kick-up Chance offered to holders of bonds to convert them into shares at a profit. K. 202 kick upstairs By offering an equity kick-up, the. 201.
John Clark, 2013
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
... to die UK, 1785. ▻ kick the gong to fool around US, 1945. ▻ kick the tin to contributemoney AUSTRALIA, 1965. ▻ kickto the curb tobreakoff a relationshipUS,1991. ▻kick upbobsydie to make a fuss NEW ZEALAND, 1960. ▻ kick upstairs.
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
4
Simon & Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Dictionary And ...
... kick up: 5 evoke; 7 provoke; 9 call forth kick upstairs: 5 raise; 7 advance, elevate, promote, upgrade kid: 3 fry; 4 tike, tyke; S bairn [Scot], chaff, child, jolly, minor, youth; 6 banter, moppet, nipper, shaver; 7 kidskin, tiddler; 8 children [pi], juvenile, ...
Seth Godin, Lark Productions LLC, Seth Godin Productions, 1999
5
Roget's Superthesaurus
1. pUELICIZE sell, advertize, 'talk up, plug, tout, back, 'hype, push, ballyhoo, trumpet, sing praises. 2. FURTHER advance, foster, boost, support, cultivate, lift. 3. UPgRADE oNE'S RANk advance, raise, 'kick upstairs, move up, graduate, ANT I.
Marc McCutcheon, 2004
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On Monosemy: A Study in Linguistic Semantics
When a human is a goal or closely associated with a goal, kick can indicate treatment that is casual [208], rough [209-210], dehumanizing [211], inconsiderate [212], disgraceful [213], and rejecting [214]. The expression kick upstairs [215] gives ...
Charles Ruhl, 1989
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
noun 1 his elevation to the peerage: promotion, upgrading, advancement, advance, preferment, aggrandizement, move up, step up; ennoblement; informal step up the ladder, kick upstairs, leg-up. wANTONYMS demotion. 2 as the road gains ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
8
Understanding American Business Jargon: A Dictionary
(Wall Street Journal, Aug. 20, 2004, p. W1) KICK/PUSH UPSTAIRS. Promote out of the way. "Mr. Roberts, 36 years old, didn't want the usual kick upstairs to chairman, with its out-to-pasture connotations. So he dreamed up a title with more flair.
W. Davis Folsom, 2005
9
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スコア730をとるための 木村恒夫. MSii!: .'..!. O kick up a fuss [row/storm] (**!?•*•&. WHSriBi 1") O ^Plikickup IkikAp] (ISf?, I6$J. T £ $ V'lt A,?i>) = fuss, row (rau] D kick upstairs ( A^v-Hit B MX) £B±& >,>*©: [ 1 He was kicked upstairs at the age of 55.
木村恒夫, 2005
10
The Chambers Dictionary
... from the lighter scale in a balance rising so as to strike against the beam); kick the bucket see under bucket; kick up a dust, fuss or row to create a disturbance; kick upstairs (colloq) to promote (HAH to a less active or less powerful position).
Allied Chambers, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KICK UPSTAIRS»

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1
Holly Holm Outstrikes Marion Reneau To Decision Win At UFC Fight …
Reneau a bit hesitant with her own strikes at this stage as Holm dictates the range and pace. Leg kick for Holm. Misses with a front kick upstairs. «Fight Of The Night, Jul 15»
2
OPINION: Robbie Lawler vs Rory MacDonald II is up there with the …
Lawler continued to pile on the damage in the third, but the tide turned when MacDonald "dinged" the champ with a kick upstairs with 30 ... «SportsJOE, Jul 15»
3
Instant Reaction: UFC 189
Then, with less than a minute to go in the round, Rory MacDonald landed a right roundhouse kick upstairs that wobbled Lawler back to the ... «Sherdog.com, Jul 15»
4
The Grateful Dead Say Farewell: The View From the Balcony
... of the eye contact between the guitarist, Lesh and Weir, that kick upstairs looked and felt like new life, a freshly cut road to a reassuring peak. «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
5
Advani - again
And Mr Advani would be “alive” to the implications - he is victim of such machination that got him the “kick upstairs” though he obviously feels ... «The Statesman, Jun 15»
6
Joanna Jedrzejczyk Blasts Past Jessica Penne At UFC Fight Night 69
Another kick upstairs now. Penne nose bleeding quite heavily and JJ hurts Penne with an elbow strike and hits reverse gear looking a little ... «Fight Of The Night, Jun 15»
7
Carlos Condit Breaks Thiago Alves Nose Forcing TKO Stoppage At …
Alves sneaks a kick upstairs, but it's blocked. Another punch followed by a blocked head kick and Alves just sticks with a leg kick. Punch and a ... «Fight Of The Night, May 15»
8
One Championship 27 Results: Play-by-Play and Updates
Doliguez swipes to the body as the Thai approaches, but Dejdamrong then throws a right roundhouse kick upstairs that rocks Doliguez, forcing ... «Sherdog.com, May 15»
9
Shinya Aoki Keeps Lightweight Title, Decisions Koji Ando at One …
In the fifth round, Amnuaysirichoke (5-0) wobbled the Filipino with a kick upstairs and landed a clean elbow behind a flying head kick and flying ... «Sherdog.com, May 15»
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Frankie Edgar Beats Urijah Faber By Clear Unanimous Decision At …
Spinning kick upstairs from Faber. Edgar's got the higher output at this stage and then he changes things up with a sudden takedown attempt ... «Fight Of The Night, May 15»

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