"move up in the world" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: moves up in the world [present, singular, third-person], moving up in the world [participle, present], moved up in the world [participle, past], moved up in the world [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=move up in the world}} move up in the world (third-person singular simple present moves up in the world, present participle moving up in the world, simple past and past participle moved up in the world)
  1. (idiomatic) To improve one's social or financial position. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-move_up_in_the_world-en-verb-Crj7ymRn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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