idiom
raise the bar
RAYZ the BAR
reɪz ðə bɑːrListen
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Syllable breakdown
raisethebar
Dictionary meaning
to set a higher standard of performance or achievement that others must now meet; to improve the benchmark in a field, competition, or endeavor; originally from athletics, where raising the high-jump bar literally makes the event harder
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