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upstairs

US /əpˈstɛrz/

adverb Target · B2 Văn phòng

Definition

on a floor above

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The accounting department is upstairs, just past the large meeting room.

Collocations

  • Easy go upstairs
    to go upstairs, meaning to change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • Medium upstairs conference room
    describing upstairs conference room (the part of a building above the ground floor)
  • Hard relocated to upstairs executive suites
    to relocated to upstairs executive suites, meaning to become established in a new location
  • Very Hard nothing upstairs behind the pretentious facade
    describing nothing upstairs behind the pretentious facade (a quantity of no importance)

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