"raise the bar" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "raises the bar",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "raising the bar",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "raised the bar",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "raised the bar",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "raise the bar (third-person singular simple present raises the bar, present participle raising the bar, simple past and past participle raised the bar)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lower the bar"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Acme's new technology will raise the bar for the entire industry.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To raise standards or expectations, especially by creating something to a higher standard."
      ],
      "id": "en-raise_the_bar-en-verb-p5uBzTJN",
      "links": [
        [
          "standard",
          "standard"
        ],
        [
          "expectation",
          "expectation"
        ],
        [
          "higher",
          "higher"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To raise standards or expectations, especially by creating something to a higher standard."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "push the envelope"
        },
        {
          "word": "set the bar"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lift the bar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "da vdígna létvata",
          "sense": "to raise standards",
          "word": "да вди́гна ле́твата"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to raise standards",
          "word": "nostaa rimaa"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to raise standards",
          "word": "megemeli a mércét"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to raise standards",
          "word": "alzare l'asticella"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to raise standards",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "podnosić poprzeczkę"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to raise standards",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "podnieść poprzeczkę"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to raise standards",
          "word": "levantar o padrão"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podnjátʹ planku",
          "sense": "to raise standards",
          "word": "подня́ть планку"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to raise standards",
          "word": "höja ribban"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "raise the bar"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "raises the bar",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "raising the bar",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "raised the bar",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "raised the bar",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "raise the bar (third-person singular simple present raises the bar, present participle raising the bar, simple past and past participle raised the bar)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "push the envelope"
    },
    {
      "word": "set the bar"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lower the bar"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Acme's new technology will raise the bar for the entire industry.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To raise standards or expectations, especially by creating something to a higher standard."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "standard",
          "standard"
        ],
        [
          "expectation",
          "expectation"
        ],
        [
          "higher",
          "higher"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To raise standards or expectations, especially by creating something to a higher standard."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lift the bar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "da vdígna létvata",
      "sense": "to raise standards",
      "word": "да вди́гна ле́твата"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to raise standards",
      "word": "nostaa rimaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to raise standards",
      "word": "megemeli a mércét"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to raise standards",
      "word": "alzare l'asticella"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to raise standards",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "podnosić poprzeczkę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to raise standards",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "podnieść poprzeczkę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to raise standards",
      "word": "levantar o padrão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podnjátʹ planku",
      "sense": "to raise standards",
      "word": "подня́ть планку"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to raise standards",
      "word": "höja ribban"
    }
  ],
  "word": "raise the bar"
}