Смысл: branks

branks[bræŋks]
n pl ист. шотл.
<Í> металлическая рама с кляпом (орудие наказания сварливых и грубых женщин)

rise from the ranks Идиома

close ranks

unite and fight together During the meeting the opposite side closed ranks and refused to compromise on any issue.

close ranks behind

Idiom(s): close ranks (behind sb or sth)

Theme: SUPPORT

to support someone or something; to back someone or something.
• We will close ranks behind the candidate.
• She needs our help. Let's close ranks behind her and give her the support she needs.

close ranks|close|rank|ranks

v. phr. 1. To come close together in a line especially for fighting. The soldiers closed ranks and kept the enemy away from the bridge. 2. To stop quarreling and work together; unite and fight together. The Democrats and Republicans closed ranks to win the war. The leader asked the people to close ranks and plan a new school.

break ranks

break ranks
Fall out of line or into disorder; also, fail to conform, deviate. For example, The recruits were warned that they must not break ranks, or Harry was told to adhere to the party platform and not break ranks. This idiom uses rank in the sense of “soldiers drawn up in line,” and the term originally referred to their falling into disarray. The figurative usage dates from the mid-1800s.

rise through the ranks

rise through the ranks
Also, rise from the ranks; come up through the ranks. Work one's way to the top, as in He's risen through the ranks, starting as a copyboy and ending up as senior editor. Originally this term was used for an officer who had worked his way up from the rank of private, a rare feat. It was being applied to nonmilitary advances by the mid-1800s. Also see come up, def. 4.