lay down the marker

Meaning: (idiomatic)To set thestandard.2011August 7, Chris Bevan, “Man City 2 - 3 Man Utd”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:City held firm and even threatened to retake the lead when Adam Johnson tested De Gea, but it was United wholaid down the markerfor the forthcoming Premier League campaign, beginning the defence of their title by collecting more silverware.

Examples:

EN: "We wanted to lay down the marker" - David Warner
TE: బ్యాటింగ్ పరంగా మేం ఇంకా లోపాలు సరిదిద్దుకోవాల్సి ఉంది" - డేవిడ్ వార్నర్

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