Let’s raise the bar in this blog today and look at two definitions of “raise the bar.”
raise the bar
To raise the standards of quality that are expected of or required for something. “Since higher education became available to a greater number of people, businesses have increasingly been raising the bar for entry-level employees.”
See also: bar, raise
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
raise the bar
Fig. to make a task a little more difficult. (As with raising the bar in high jumping or pole vaulting.) “Just as I was getting accustomed to my job, the manager raised the bar and I had to perform even better.”
See also: bar, raise
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Somebody raised the bar in my neighborhood with this:
I agree that our nation could use some bar raising these days.
I shall now attempt to raise the blogging bar by sharing all my other photos from yesterday.
I think that church sign raises the bar, don’t you?
Here‘s “Raise the Bar” by The High Strung:
I’m sure you’ll raise the bar in the comment section, below.
Thanks to all who raise the bar as best they can, including YOU.
