stiga i graderna

Swedish

Etymology

stiga (“rise”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ graderna (“the ranks”)

Verb

stiga i graderna (present stiger i graderna, preterite steg i graderna, supine stigit i graderna, imperative stig i graderna)

1. (idiomatic) to rise through the ranks, to rise in the ranks

References

• grad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• grad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)