come up in the world
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To elevate or improve one's social, political, and/or financial position in life; to become more successful than one was before. You're only going to truly come up in the world if you make a point of rubbing elbows with those of a higher social standing. It's unsurprising how quickly Sarah has come up in the world—her tenacity and determination are matched only by her intelligence and talent. The Robinsons really came up in the world after they won the lottery.
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come up in the world
OLD-FASHIONEDIf someone has come up in the world, they are richer or more powerful than they used to be and have a higher social status. A polite and pleasant young man, he was said to have been an ordinary worker who had come up in the world. Note: You can also say that someone has gone up in the world or moved up in the world. This was the rich man's end of town; Jerrold must have gone up in the world to live here.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
come (or go) up in the world
rise in status, especially by becoming richer.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
come/go ˈdown/ˈup in the world
become less/more successful; become poorer/richer: Since she left Harvard she’s gone down in the world.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017