(to) hold to a higher standard
Translations
Arabic: يُطالَب بمستوى أعلى من المعايير
Chinese (Mandarin): 要求达到更高的标准
French: Exiger un niveau supérieur de standards
German: An höhere Standards gebunden sein
Hindi: उच्च मानकों पर खरा उतरने की अपेक्षा करना
Japanese: より高い基準に従うよう求める
Korean: 더 높은 기준을 요구하다
Polish: Wymagać wyższych standardów
Portuguese: Ser mantido a um padrão mais alto
Russian: Придерживаться более высоких стандартов
Spanish: Mantener a un estándar más alto
Thai: ยึดถือมาตรฐานที่สูงกว่า
Turkish: Daha yüksek standartlara tabi tutulmak
Vietnamese: Bị yêu cầu tuân theo tiêu chuẩn cao hơn
Type of Idiom?
Figurative (Verb Phrase): The phrase "to hold to a higher standard" is figurative and indicates a sense of elevated accountability or greater expectations placed on a person or group due to their position, status, or responsibility.
Definition/s
- To apply stricter or more demanding expectations, rules, or judgments to someone or something compared to others.
- To expect better behaviour, performance, or qualities from a person, often because of their role, reputation, or abilities.
Verb Forms
(to) hold to a higher standard
Base Form
held to a higher standard
Past Form
held to a higher standard
Past Participle
holding to a higher standard
Present Participle (-ing)
holds to a higher standard
-s Form
Examples
- Leaders should be held to a higher standard because their decisions impact many lives.
- The law enforcement officer understood that society would hold him to a higher standard of honesty and integrity.
- Critics hold public figures to a higher standard, expecting them to act as role models.
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