manage up
To calculate one's interactions with someone above oneself in a hierarchy so as to try…To calculate one's interactions with someone above oneself in a hierarchy (often one's own manager) so as to try to guide them into choosing a certain option (narrow scope) or to guide them into doing a better job at their leadership of their subordinates (broader scope).
» Tom managed to catch up with Mary.
Meaning
1 sensesTo calculate one's interactions with someone above oneself in a hierarchy (often one's own manager) so as to try to guide them into choosing a certain option (narrow scope) or to guide them into doing a better job at their leadership of their subordinates (broader scope).
She felt compelled to manage up because her boss seemed to be missing the significance of the risk.
Examples
18 sentencesTom managed to catch up with Mary.
She managed to keep up appearances.
ruЕй удалось соблюсти приличия. — Lenin_1917
I think I've managed to clean up the mess you made.
I think that I've managed to clean up the mess you made.
David soon managed to catch up to us.
Forms
manages up, managing up, managed up, managed up| Base form | manage up · to manage up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | manages up |
| Present participle | managing up |
| Past simple | managed up |
| Past participle | managed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- manage downкерувати, управлятиTo supervise or act as manager toward (someone) below oneself in a hierarchy.
- manage withзайматися, мати справуSynonym of deal with.
- manage upTo calculate one's interactions with someone above oneself in a hierarchy (often one's own manager) so as to try to guide them into choosing a certain option (narrow scope) or to guide them into doing a better job at their leadership of their subordinates (broader scope).
- manage outTo adopt management policies intended to bother one or more employees so that they will resign.
Antonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb