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Raise the Bar

Meaning Of Idiom ‘Raise the Bar’ To raise the bar means to set higher standards or rules than before; to make something a bit more difficult than before; to raise the quality expected. Usage Notes The opposite idiom is lower the bar.  Sentence Examples “The special effects in the movie raised the bar for the … Read more

Raise Hell

Also used: raise Cain raise the devil Meaning of Idiom ‘Raise Hell’ To raise hell is to behave in a rowdy, noisy and disruptive way; to create a commotion or trouble; to loudly argue or make angry demands. 1,2,3,4,5 Usage Notes The idiom ‘raise hell’ gave rise to a noun version, hell-raiser. There is no such … Read more