lay down the marker
To set the standard.
City held firm and even threatened to retake the lead when Adam Johnson tested De Gea, but it was United who laid down the marker for the forthcoming Premier League campaign, begin
marker
/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/
noun 5verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
black, considered, ergative, mean, permanent, red, removed, thick
The red marker had leaked all over my daughter's school uniform.
VERB + MARKER
borrow, drawn, need, put, remove, says, took, use
I need to remove the marker from the whiteboard before the next class starts.
MARKER + NOUN
case, distance, drew, wall, whiteboard
She drew a marker line on the whiteboard to separate the two sections.
PREP.
down, from, in, in, on, out, with, with
The teacher marked down the student's essay for poor spelling and grammar.
ADV.
particularly
The rise in inflation is a particularly important marker of economic stress.
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