type
phrase
pronounced
/the-bar-is-on-the-floor/
emerged
recent
status
mainstream

the bar is on the floor

the one-line answer

Expectations have reached their lowest possible point.

mainstream

Your coworker might use this word.

01 / in the wild

hear it move.

reaction
the bar is on the floor and he still missed it.
The expectations were minimal and he still failed to meet them.