upwardly mobile

upwardly mobile
up·ward·ly ˈmo·bile
adj
to be \upwardly mobile ehrgeizig daran arbeiten, in der Gesellschaft aufzusteigen
he belongs to the new upwardly mobile generation er gehört zu der neuen aufstrebenden Generation
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adj

to be upwardly mobile — ein Aufsteiger/eine Aufsteigerin sein


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