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set the bar

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1. set the bar - Verb

2. set the bar - Phrase

Meaning

set the bar (third-person singular simple present sets the bar, present participle setting the bar, simple past and past participle set the bar)

(idiomatic) To set specific standards or expectations.
She set the bar at an hour of exercise a day.
to set the bar high; to set the bar low
Synonym: put the bar

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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