Idiom
social ladder
Meaning
The hierarchy of a society.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He wants to climb the social ladder to meet important people.”
“She attended every exclusive party in the city, hoping to climb the social ladder and improve her career prospects.”
“His relentless ambition drove him to abandon his humble roots as he sought to ascend the social ladder of the city's elite.”
Examples
simple
“He wants to climb the social ladder to meet important people.”
contextual
“She attended every exclusive party in the city, hoping to climb the social ladder and improve her career prospects.”
complex
“His relentless ambition drove him to abandon his humble roots as he sought to ascend the social ladder of the city's elite.”
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