| 释义 |
work one's way upProgress towards something better or ascend a series of ranks through hard work: she worked her way up to become a vice president...- He worked his way up from being employed as a trainee to a manager's position.
- She worked her way up in the family company from tea-girl, to sales desk, to sales director, and then to managing director.
- There were some sharp people I worked with in restaurant and retail jobs, but they were in school, or worked their way up the management chain quickly.
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