Work & careers
set the bar high
establish a high standard
To set the bar high means to establish a demanding standard for yourself, others, or a situation.
Hear it in real life
Was the previous team good?
Very good - they set the bar high for everyone who followed.
Our new manager set the bar high with her first project.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: He set high the bar for the team.
Say: He set the bar high for the team.
Keep the phrase in the order “set the bar high”; do not put “high” before “the bar.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
set the bar high for someone; set the bar higher
Your turn: say it out loud
Our new manager set the bar high with her first project.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
set the bar high
establish a high standard
“Our new manager set the bar high with her first project.”
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