come up in the world

To be increasingly successful, especially by advancing one's social status or financial situation from where it stood before. You will always reap the rewards of hard work, but you can truly come up in the world by making connections and knowing the right people. After college, Lauren came up quickly in the world of medicine.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hughard	-	Ancient Germanic
Adomas	-	Lithuanian
Leatrice	-	English
Magee	[mə'gi:]
Harmon	HAHR-mən	English
Herminia	er-MEE-nyah (Spanish)	Spanish, Ancient Roman