B2idiomworkIELTS-friendly
work your way up
USUK
to start in a low position and move to better jobs through hard work
Often with 'from' (the start) and 'to' (the goal). The possessive changes: 'her way', 'their way'.
In context
He started as a waiter and worked his way up to manager of the whole hotel.
If you work your way up from the bottom, you understand every part of the business.
More idioms about work
- a baptism of firea very difficult first experience of a new job or activity
- a cushy joba job that is easy and pleasant but still pays well
- a dead-end joba job with no chance of promotion or of learning anything new
- a jack of all tradesa person who can do many different kinds of work fairly well
- a labour of lovehard work that you do because you enjoy it or care about it, not for money