lower the bar
English
Verb
lower the bar (third-person singular simple present lowers the bar, present participle lowering the bar, simple past and past participle lowered the bar)
- (idiomatic) to lower the standards of quality that are expected of or required for something.
- Antonyms: raise the bar, lift the bar
Translations
to lower standards
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See also
Further reading
- “raise lower the bar” (US) / “raise lower the bar” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “raise or lower the bar”, in Collins English Dictionary.
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