She worked her way up from the lowest rung on the economic 'ladder'.
He was moving up the corporate 'ladder'.
She got/had a 'ladder' in her stocking.
(..) Now... And l put it way up here. Now, this -month-old child, after l've left the room, begins to build a very sophisticated ladder, climbs up the ladder, and begins to try to get the cookie. Now, you can hear the paper rustling and that's in your favor because a -month-old child (..)1983 Bill Cosby: Himself