kick downstairs

Synonyms:

break, bump, demote, relegate

Antonyms:

advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade

give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Types:

sideline

remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position

reduce

bring to humbler or weaker state or condition

Type of:

assign, delegate, depute, designate

give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)