to buck for promotion
1buck for — [phrasal verb] buck for (something) US, informal : to try very hard or work very hard to get (something) He is bucking for a promotion at work. • • • Main Entry: ↑buck …
2buck for something — in. to work ambitiously for something, such as a promotion. □ I’m just bucking for recognition, and of course, a 20 percent raise. □ You can tell she’s bucking for promotion …
3buck for — PHRASAL VERB If you are bucking for something, you are working very hard to get it. [AM] [V P n] She is bucking for a promotion …
4buck for — verb To strive for persistently; to try hard to obtain (a promotion, raise, etc.) …
5buck — buck1 [buk] n. [ME bukke < OE bucca, male goat < IE base * bhuĝo > Ger bock, Du bok, Ir boc ] 1. pl. bucks or buck a male deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, etc.: see DOE ☆ 2. the act of bucking 3. a) …
6buck — buck1 /buk/, n. 1. the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, or goat. 2. the male of certain other animals, as the shad. 3. an impetuous, dashing, or spirited man or youth. 4. Often Disparaging. a male American Indian or black. 5.… …
7buck — buck1 S1 [bʌk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dollar)¦ 2 the buck stops here 3 pass the buck 4¦(animal)¦ 5 feel/look like a million bucks 6¦(man)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1,4; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from buckskin; because it was used as a unit of exchange in… …
8buck — I [[t]bʌk[/t]] n. 1) zool. the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, goat, and certain other animals 2) clo buckskin 1), buckskin 2) 3) clo a casual oxford shoe made of buckskin, often in white or a neutral color 4) older use an… …
9buck — 1 noun (C) 1 MONEY AmE, AustE informal a dollar: He owes me ten bucks. | big bucks (=a lot of money) | make a fast buck (=make some money quickly, often dishonestly) 2 pass the buck to try to blame someone else or make them responsible for… …
10buck — I n. (colloq.) (AE) responsibility to pass the buck II v. (colloq.) (AE) 1) (d; intr.) to buck against ( to oppose ) 2) (D; intr.) ( to make an all out effort ) to buck for (to buck for a promotion) * * * [bʌk] (colloq.) (AE) [ responsibility ]… …