work one's way up (English, noun)
expansion: work one's way up (third-person singular simple present works one's way up, present participle working one's way up, simple past and past participle worked one's way up)
Senses:
glosses: to climb something effortfully
glosses: to reach higher positions through effort after starting at lower levels or the very bottom
to climb the figurative corporate ladder
glosses: to reach higher positions through effort after starting at lower levels or the very bottom
to rise within a hierarchical order
Forms:
form: works one's way up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: working one's way up
tags: participle
present
form: worked one's way up
tags: participle
past
form: worked one's way up
tags: past