set the bar

"I just want to set the bar high, because we are in a competition for the future."

Then he had the bar set at 7-9 3/4 and made it on his second attempt.

On the other hand, that's not setting the bar very high.

"Over time here we've set the bar pretty high for ourselves."

My concern is that we are perhaps setting the bar a little too high.

"Is this where we want to set the bar for future Presidents?"

I got a beer from the bar set on a table in front of the windows.

Set the bar low at first, because often what seemed easy will turn out to be a big undertaking.

This university set the bar high as to where they wanted to be.

"Last year, I didn't want to be the guy setting the bar."