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greasy pole

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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.
See also: greasy, pole


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A "punk rock dropout" who edited a department store's newspaper ads before moving to Hustler in 1983, Allan MacDonell spent 20 years climbing the greasy pole at Larry Flynt Publications.
The X-man's last stand by Weigel, David / Reason
1990), and The Festival of the Greasy Pole by Rene Depestre (University Press of Virginia, September 1990, ISBN 0-813-91281-4; English translation available; original French version out of print.
Recovering Haiti's lost literary legacy: newer books help readers ... by Valbrun, Marjorie / Black Issues Book Review
Ethnically, we will see the emergence of new ethnic groups -- Asians and Latinos -- who are already hungry and only starting their crawl up the greasy pole.
L.A.' s Richest Are a Street-Smart, Self-Made Bunch by KOTKIN, JOEL / Los Angeles Business Journal
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