rise through the ranks

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rise through the ranks (third-person singular simple present rises through the ranks, present participle rising through the ranks, simple past rose through the ranks, past participle risen through the ranks)

  1. (originally military) To gradually advance in an organization to positions of more importance after having served in subordinate ones.
    Near-synonym: rise from the ranks

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