fail upwards (English, verb)
expansion: fail upwards (third-person singular simple present fails upwards, present participle failing upwards, simple past and past participle failed upwards)
Senses:
glosses: To advance in one's career despite failure or incompetence.
tags: idiomatic
informal
Forms:
form: fails upwards
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: failing upwards
tags: participle
present
form: failed upwards
tags: participle
past
form: failed upwards
tags: past
form: fail upward
tags: alternative
form: fail up
tags: alternative