kick downstairs

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verb

assign to a lower position;
reduce in rank
- She was demoted because she always speaks up
- He was broken down to Sergeant
• Syn:
demote, bump, relegate, break
• Ant:
promote (for: demote)
• See Also:
bump off (for: bump)
• Derivationally related forms:
relegation (for: relegate), demotion (for: demote)
• Hypernyms:
delegate, designate, depute, assign
• Hyponyms:
sideline, reduce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something PP