move up through

move up through something

to advance through something. He moved up through the ranks at a very rapid pace. He moved up through every level of management to become CEO.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ahmose	AH-mos (English)	Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized)
Elfriede	el-FREE-də	German
Freyde	-	Yiddish
Ellison	['elisən]
Arethusa	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Tamia	-	English (Modern)