"onwards and upwards" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "glosses": [
        "On to greater things."
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        "(idiomatic) On to greater things."
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        {
          "word": "up and at 'em"
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        {
          "word": "onward and upward"
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        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
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  "word": "onwards and upwards"
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  "pos": "adv",
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        "On to greater things."
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        "(idiomatic) On to greater things."
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    {
      "word": "onward and upward"
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  "word": "onwards and upwards"
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