high bar
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6.1
- noun
- /haɪ bɑr/
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- You set a very high bar here, Harper.
And so I guess it's a quite a high bar to add some diverse things there.
- And so I guess it's a quite a high bar to add some diverse things there.
- And that's why I think there has to be a higher bar to all of these things.
- And we believe in a very high bar for the people on the team.
- And they say that remember, the Fed has a really high bar to raise rates.
- In fact, the high bar I still think is Steam VR lighthouse based tracking.
- And one way that this I think has been manifesting for myself is setting a really high bar for social interaction.
- Thank you so much, Carolyn, for that generous introduction and for setting such a high bar for us to attain today.
- And so I I saw his his intensity as that, as, as, as trying to accomplish something that was a very high bar.
- But it seems like there's a very, very high bar to clear for overcoming the power imbalance that is already pre-existing there.
Examples
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But it seems like there's a very, very high bar to clear for overcoming the power imbalance that is already pre-existing there.
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The Founders were ambitious and set a high bar for themselves and subsequent generations.
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And we believe in a very high bar for the people on the team.
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We have a high bar for doing those things.
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Each season, Miller sets a high bar for himself.
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If you are given the task of protecting children, that's a high bar and there's a great responsibility that comes with that.
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Thank you so much, Carolyn, for that generous introduction and for setting such a high bar for us to attain today.
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No one puts together a runway livestream like the Europeans, and Burberry has set an extremely high bar this season.
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Probably because they set a high bar for themselves—which then makes them work harder than others and therefore become more successful.
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You set a high bar for your students, expecting them to excel in their studies.
Synonyms
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3.8
An obstacle or problem you must overcome
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6.9
A task that is very hard to do
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5.2
A very difficult task that you must overcome
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'high' conveys difficulty or elevation and combined with 'bar' can evoke an obstacle or standard, so the general idea of a difficult requirement is partly inferable. However, this relies on knowing the extended/metaphorical sense of 'bar' as a standard (not only the literal gym equipment meaning given), so the relation is not fully predictable for a B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
High bar comes from the picture of a high bar set up very high so it is hard to reach or clear, like a jump you must make. That's why people use it to mean 'a difficult standard' or something hard to achieve.