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raise the bar
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (to raise the standard)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. subir el listón
The writer said he was convinced that his novel had raised the literary bar.El escritor dijo estar convencido de que su novela había subido el listón literario.
b. subir la barra (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We need to raise the bar if we want our university to be among the best in the country.Tenemos que subir la barra si queremos que nuestra universidad esté entre las mejores del país.
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