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Home / Idiom / 扶摇直上

to skyrocket · to get quick promotion in one's career

扶摇直上
fú yáo zhí shàng
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post · meteoric career青云直上qīng yún zhí shàngto rapidly go up in the world · meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)平步青云píng bù qīng yúnreaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success一步登天yī bù dēng tiāna step up · to rise to the next level提级tí jíto soar into the sky直上云霄zhí shàng yún xiāoto climb step by step · to rise steadily · on the up and up步步高升bù bù gāo shēng
Antonyms
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) · fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline · to take a dive一落千丈yī luò qiān zhàngto develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change急转直下jí zhuǎn zhí xià
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