social ladder

Now 500 years later, she’s tried her hand at various careers such as becoming a member of the vampiric council — the governing body in the vampire world — and owning a nightclub, always with an eye towards climbing the vampire social ladder.

Although “Palm Royale” is principally a comedy, its time period provides a sobering backdrop for Kristen Wiig’s character’s plotting to work her way up the Palm Beach social ladder.

The relationship between George and James deepened as George spent years moving up the court's social ladder.

Janis’ entry in the “Burn Book” her bullies use to tear apart their underlings on the social ladder simply labels her with a slur — one presented in the film as the most brutal comment imaginable about a female student.

As the country's debt grows heavier, the people at the bottom of the social ladder will continue to bear the brunt of the troubled economy, said Ali Riaz, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center.