to suck cock for a promotion
- idiom
- Offensive
:
chupar la polla para conseguir un ascenso
- No one should have to suck cock for a promotion in any workplace.
Examples
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He accused his rival of trying to suck cock for a promotion, which caused a scandal.
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Rumors spread that she would suck cock for a promotion, but she strongly denied it.
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Don't suck cock for a promotion!
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She sucks cock for a promotion!
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In the competitive industry, it was rumored that some employees might suck cock for a promotion instead of working hard.
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The manager made it clear that he would never ask anyone to suck cock for a promotion to get ahead.
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She felt disgusted by the idea that anyone would suck cock for a promotion in a professional setting.
How Unethical
Surface Forms
Morphology
suck + cock + for + a + promotion
The meaning ('perform oral sex to obtain a promotion') is directly and literally derived from the constituents: 'suck' (perform oral sex) + 'cock' (male genital) + 'for a promotion' (in exchange for career advancement). Despite its vulgar and socially marked nature, the semantic composition is transparent and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the component words.
Etymology
The vulgar phrase suck cock for a promotion comes from the blunt, literal picture of someone who will suck cock to win a promotion, so it means 'to use sexual favors to get promoted'.