Idiom
lower the bar
Meaning
to lower the standards of quality that are expected of or required for something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The company decided to lower the bar for new applicants.”
“By accepting such poor quality work, the manager has started to lower the bar for the entire team.”
“Critics argue that the university will inevitably lower the bar for academic excellence if it continues to prioritize enrollment numbers over rigorous testing standards.”
Examples
simple
“The company decided to lower the bar for new applicants.”
contextual
“By accepting such poor quality work, the manager has started to lower the bar for the entire team.”
complex
“Critics argue that the university will inevitably lower the bar for academic excellence if it continues to prioritize enrollment numbers over rigorous testing standards.”
Key words
Related idioms
- Updated