Work & careers
raise the bar
set a higher standard
To raise the bar means to set a higher standard that people are expected to meet.
Hear it in real life
The new restaurant is much better than the old one.
Yes, it has really raised the bar.
Her research has raised the bar for everyone in our department.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The new course raised up the bar for everyone.
Say: The new course raised the bar for everyone.
The idiom is “raise the bar”; “raise up” does not belong in it.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
raise the bar; raised the bar; raise the bar for someone
Your turn: say it out loud
Her research has raised the bar for everyone in our department.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
raise the bar
set a higher standard
“Her research has raised the bar for everyone in our department.”
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