spoil the market
(Singapore, informal, idiomatic) To set higher standards by overachieving, so others look inferior or unmotivated in comparison.
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(Singapore, informal, idiomatic) To set higher standards by overachieving, so others look inferior or unmotivated in comparison.
Instead of working with each other, they bicker and say things like, if you do that, you’ll spoil the market.
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