set the bar

Meaning

1. to set a standard of quality or performance

   The show really sets the bar for artistic invention.

In the movies · 2

• Tabitha has set the bar.The Boss Baby: Family Business2021
• With Stefanos, I set the bar extremely low.Before Midnight2013

From the same entry

• not have a bar of
• behind bars
• lower the bar
• raise the bar
• no holds barred
• be all over bar the shouting