Don't work so hard or you will spoil the market for us.
spoil the market
idiomTo set higher standards by overachieving, so others look inferior or unmotivated in comparison.
By finishing the project in two days, he spoiled the market for the rest of the team who needed a week.
The new consultant's relentless efficiency spoiled the market, making the existing staff appear lazy and unproductive to the company directors.
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black market
Trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing, or price controls.
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bring one's own hide to market
To create one's own fate, as a result of one's chosen character and actions; to experience the appropriate consequences of one's behavior.
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corner the market
To monopolize a resource or commodity, as with the intent of driving up prices.
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drug on the market
something which is overabundant at the moment and thus not in demand.
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meat market
A place where one goes for a casual sexual encounter, such as a bar (establishment) or nightclub.
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seller's market
An excess of demand over supply, leading to abnormally high prices; a market condition favoring the seller.
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spoil market
Alternative form of spoil the market.
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spoil somebody rotten
Alternative form of spoil someone rotten.