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2021-08-20 02:08
Set a high/low bar expression phrase
Also: set the bar high/low
To establish a high/ low level of quality that someone thinks is acceptable to meet.
My mom is always setting a high bar for me in terms of my academic performance.
The higher the bar is set in the entrance exam, the more competent candidates we will get.
If you set too high a bar and you fail to meet such a standard, you may end up feeling useless.
The verb "set" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase derives from the sport of high jumping, in which jumpers have to try to jump over a bar set at certain heights.
Do you see anything wrong?
Be embarrassed and ashamed when one has been defeated or failed
After losing that game, she had her tail between her legs.
