たたきあげ

叩き上げ

working one's way up

N3Noun
Noun
working one's way up
Noun, No-adjective
self-made personveteran

Example Sentences

(かれ)はいわゆるたたき上げだ。

He is what we call a self-made man.

(かれ)はいわゆるたたき上げの(ひと)だ。

He is what is called a self-made man.