提拔：指将某人提升到更高的职位或地位。
kick upstairs //
动词 to promote to a nominally higher but effectively powerless position 明升暗降
... found 建立 kick upstairs （使）明升暗降... bring up 提出；教育；养育；呕出；...
... right-hand man 得力助手 kick upstairs 使明升暗降 get booted 被赶出 ...
The board of trustees decided to kick the President of the company upstairs.
理事会决定将该公司的总经理明升暗降。