kick up | BabelNet

ENkick upNoun

Raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand

Kiss up kick down is a neologism used to describe the situation where middle-level employees in an organization are polite and flattering to superiors but abusive to subordinates.

Kiss up kick down

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ENkick upVerb

Cause to rise by kicking

bn:00090096v Concept

Evoke or provoke to appear or occur

provokeevokecall forth

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