"move out to move up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: moves out to move up [present, singular, third-person], moving out to move up [participle, present], moved out to move up [participle, past], moved out to move up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=move out to move up}} move out to move up (third-person singular simple present moves out to move up, present participle moving out to move up, simple past and past participle moved out to move up)
  1. (set phrase) To advance one's career by leaving one's present employer in order to take a better position with another employer. Related terms: go along to get along, job-hopping, up or out
    Sense id: en-move_out_to_move_up-en-verb-LxvcP7Xf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2004, Jeffrey G. Allen, The Complete Q&A Job Interview Book, →ISBN, page 189:",
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