the greasy pole

(British & Australian)

the attempt to improve your position at work His ascent up the greasy pole of academic advancement was remarkably quick.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kostadin	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Taichi	tah-ee-chee	Japanese
Biggs	[bigz]
Heru	-	Egyptian Mythology
Paca	PAH-kah	Spanish
Epiphany	i-PIF-ə-nee	English (Rare)