When one does a high jump one jumps over a bar. in the high jump to raise the bar means one has to perform better to carry out a harder task. so when things are made more difficult in other fields of endeavor the term raise the bar has become a favoured expresion
the phrase hit the sack came from Germany.
Where did the saying great ceasars ghost come from
The phrase early in the peace comes from the Bible. It's what the angels said to the shepherds after the birth of Jesus.
if we don't come together, we will die.
The probable derivation of this phrase is an allusion to tradesmen, who owned their own tools and took them with them in a bag or sack when they were dismissed from employment.
Topic bar
It's actually "Well, raise my rent" (not your rent). It comes from Blazing Saddles, where it is uttered by Sheriff Bart.
bar means son (of)
The function of the word "up" in the phrase raise up your head is to add emphasis. Either version is correct, whether you say raise your head or raise up your head. These are both grammatical.
Raise the roof!
The infinitive phrase is to raise awareness of the growing landfill problem.
bar à vins
Dessert First - 2010 Raise the Dessert Bar was released on: USA: 4 June 2011
The phrase, 'I'll raise Cain' means that 'I'll start trouble'.
requesting a raise in pay
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The state when there is no more absorption of heat by the bar to raise the temperature of any part of it is called the?