take something up a notch
What is the meaning of "take something up a notch"?
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A notch is a mark on something, like a piece of wood, and was used as a guide or a way of counting or measuring things. If you think of a volume knob on a radio, you turn it up to make the sound louder and you turn it down to make the sound quieter. In the same way, you can take something up a notch to increase its intensity or quality. Example - At a recent meeting, the manager asked the team to take it up a notch so that they surpassed last month's figures. Hope this helps.
To make things a higher level.
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It means to increase the effort that you are putting into something. Be more intense when doing the task
If you take it up a notch , you increase the effor or intesity exerted in a situation.
You will have to take it up a notch with your work to finish it by this evening!
Hi Satomi_kun, To "take something up a notch" means to increase the effort. Examples: Running - To increase your speed Work - To put in more hours and work harder Music - turn the sound up a little bit I hope this was helpful. Regards, Herman
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to take things to the next level, to improve ....that is why we say topnotch as in : cutting edge , state of the art
increase the effort and degree of the object
increase the intensity or effort
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Notchs refer to marks that measure progress. To "take something up a notch" means to advance to the next level or improve your performance. This is a general idiom, it doesn't necessarily mean that the progress in made in a rigid, structured way. For example, an Olympic ice skater may be very good at their sport, but maybe he/she works on their quad jumps to become even better. So they took their performance "up a notch" Hope that helps:)
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