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Jimmy Hung
2022-03-02 06:03
Lower the bar American British informal verb phrase
If you ask someone to lower the bar, you mean that he reduces the standards of quality that are supposed to be met.
This year, the beauty competition has lowered the bar on picking candidates.
It's time to lower the bar right now because we haven't found anyone to fill that vacant job for years.
During the economic downturn, the government lowered the bar for the tax liability.
The verb "lower" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The phrase originates in athletic terminology, particularly in the high jump or pole vault, around 1900. It relates to the area of pole vault and high jump, where it is necessary to raise the bar after each jump to reach a new height record and increase the competition.
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