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setting the bar

setting the bar is the present participle and gerund of set the bar.

Meaning of set the bar

Verb

set the bar (third-person singular simple present sets the bar, present participle setting the bar, simple past and past participle set the bar)

  1. (idiomatic) To set specific standards or expectations.
    • to set the bar high; to set the bar low
    Synonyms:
    put the bar

Questions about setting the bar

What is setting the bar the present participle and gerund of?
Setting the bar is the present participle and gerund of set the bar.

Words near setting the bar in the dictionary

  1. setting sights
  2. setting someone's teeth on edge
  3. setting store by
  4. setting straight
  5. setting the ball rolling
  6. setting the bar
  7. setting the cat among the pigeons
  8. setting the heather alight
  9. setting the heather on fire
  10. setting the land
  11. setting the pace

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