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manage up

British  

verb

  1. informal to build a successful working relationship with a superior, manager, or employer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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You can manage up to three social media channels at no cost.

From Fox News • Mar. 17, 2022

Lee figures he can properly manage up to three dozen positions, roughly two-thirds of them being stocks, which he feels take more time to understand and track.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2021

Custom-built drones might manage up to a couple of hours, but not much more: larger batteries add weight, which uses up more battery.

From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2020

In other words, you’ve got to learn how to manage up.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2018

I am getting on famously here all round, all except the insomnia, which I haven't been able to manage up to now.

From Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport by Nilsen, Anthon Bernhard Elias

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