move up in the world

and come up in the world

Fig. to advance (oneself) and become successful. The harder I work, the more I move up in the world. Keep your eye on John. He's really coming up in the world.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Narcisa	-	Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Romanian
Cleveland	['kli:vlənd]
Ara	-	Armenian, Armenian Mythology
Arman	-	Kazakh
Au&Eth;Rhildr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Hank	HANGK	English