What does raise the bar mean?

Question

What does raise the bar mean?

Answer 1

It means to raise your standards. It's a metaphore to high jumping or pole vaulting. There is a bar that you have to get over. If the bar is low, it won't take much effort to get over it. You can make it, but have you accomplished anything? In order to push yourself, you have to raise the bar. If you can make it over the higher bar, you've done a great job!

Answer 2

Raise the bar means to raise the level of your goals or to raise the lower limits to a higher level. This is effect means that one has to make more efforts to reach the levels

Answer 3

raise the bar- set higher goals for yourself. make more of an effort. Like when athletes are jumping, once they accomplish on height they raise the bar for a challenge. Its metaphorical.

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Answer 4

In sports, to make it more challenging (like pole vault or the high jump) the bar is raised a little higher.

raising the bar makes you work harder for your goals or is a target to aim for

Answer 5

To raise expectations. To set the standard for average or acceptable higher.

Answer 6

Raise the competition to the next level;Raise expectations;Raise standards:It is interpreted different by all people

Answer 7

It means to raise expectations in order to achieve better overall results.

Answer 8

it means to make something more difficult
example: "you have been doing such a good job but we're gonna raise the bar so stay focused and keep up the good work."

Answer 9

to establish at point at others must obtain. like some of these young ladies who date at the established and they breakup. he set the bar, so the next person is going to be equal to or better.

Answer 10

when athletes are doing the high jump when they are successful at one height they will then "raise the bar".