B2 — Upper Intermediate💼 Work & Money
Salire la scala sociale
To climb the social ladder
Literal Translation
"To climb the social ladder"
What it means
To improve one's social and economic status through work
Example in context
"Partito dal basso, ha salito la scala sociale grazie al suo lavoro."
"Starting from nothing, he climbed the social ladder through hard work."
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