Set down a marker
Hi,
Is there a synonym for the idiom
‘put down a marker’?
I couldn’t think of any except for maybe ‘prepare the ground’.
I welcome any suggestions.
Thank you so much. 
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Is there a synonym for the idiom ‘put down a marker’? <<< This is not really an idiom. I couldn’t think of any except for maybe ‘prepare the ground’.
- Is there a synonym for the idiom ‘put down a marker’?
- <<< This is not really an idiom.
- I couldn’t think of any except for maybe ‘prepare the ground’.
- eg mark out the playing field.
- British people usually say (or t least they used to say) 'the pitch', eg the soccer pitch.
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Is there a synonym for the idiom
‘put down a marker’? <<< This is not really an idiom.
I couldn’t think of any except for maybe ‘prepare the ground’.
eg mark out the playing field.
British people usually say (or t least they used to say) 'the pitch', eg the soccer pitch.
Clive
0Ann225Is there a synonym for the idiom‘put down a marker’?
Not really, but you might consider "establish a benchmark".
For more on "put/lay/set down a marker", see the link below.
https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/06/magazine/on-language-la
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