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
Jewell	['dʒu:əlz]
Hardman	-	Ancient Germanic
Laz	-	English
Franka (2)	-	Croatian
Jools	JOOLZ	English
Raphael	ra-fa-EL (French), RAF-ee-el (English), RAY-fee-əl (English)	German, French, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek