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come/go up in the world
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come/go up in the world (British, Australian, American, American & Australian)

come/go down in the world - to have less money and a worse social position than you had before. Peter and Ann have gone up in the world - they only ever travel first class these days.

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Within several sentences she instructs Arbus about civil disobedience and the works of mercy: "You know, a lot of Catholic Workers go up in the world. GETTING LOWER by Jordan, Patrick / Commonweal More results

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