底そこ上あげ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

raising the standard; raising the floor; improving the bottom

Used for improving the lowest level or weakest part of a group, system, or economy, rather than just raising the top.

• 政せい府ふは最さい低てい賃ちん金ぎんの底そこ上あげを目め指ざしている。

  The government aims to raise the minimum wage floor.

• チーム全ぜん体たいの底そこ上あげが必ひつ要ようだ。

  We need to improve the overall level of the team from the bottom up.