Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Bar"

A: This phrase isn't very common, and to be honest, I've never actually heard this used. But "bar none" means "without exception".

Ex. "This is the best book I've ever read, bar none."

The phrase "by far" is more common and is very similar in meaning, as it means "by a lot", while "bar none" means "no exceptions whatsoever."

Ex. "New York was by far the busiest place I've been to!"

There is also a similar expression, "no holds barred", which means "without restraint", or "holding nothing back".

Ex. "I complained to my boyfriend about all of his flaws, no holds barred. We broke up right after."

Sorry for all the extra stuff I included, and sorry if I didn't help~ ^^

A: A social event where the guests are required to pay for the drinks themselves.


Meaning, if you attend a certain party, the host will not shoulder the tab for your drinks.

A: I'm not 100% sure if this is your question, but if you are asking what the "bender" means, we use that to mean 'going for a long period of time getting drunk'. If someone goes on a bender they will probably be drunk for a few days. This is not a good term. Usually this means someone has a severe drinking problem.

A: It means that you make something a little more difficult. Or you raise standards or expectations. So for example,

My boss has set challenging new targets for all of us. It's really raised the bar.

My friends and I often cook for each other for fun. But Sarah has just started a new cordon bleu cookery course. I think it's going to raise the bar quite a lot!

It comes from the sport of high jumping. You raise the bar a little more each time, so it gets a little harder to jump over it each time!

A: The person works as a bartender presumably?

A: bar none = without any exceptions

It is only used with the superlative.

"This is the tastiest cake I've ever eaten, bar none."

"Schubert's string quartets are the most beautiful I've ever heard, bar none."

"Germany is, bar none, the most German country I've ever seen." 😋

A: A que te refieres con go a bar? Ir a un bar?

A: I've never seen it used.

A: what do you mean by barring?

It has a few different meanings

A: a bar is usually an elongated quadrilateral
a stick is usually pointed on one end
a rod is an elongated circle

A: Yes that’s right. That’s how it seems but the second phrase is a little vague by itself. With some more context it’d be more understandable. Eg. Diners often spend more time in the cocktail bar area than they do at their tables in the dining area, so our restaurant is not so much a restaurant as it is a bar. (Our restaurant is more like a bar than a restaurant)

A: Bar and Pubs are the usual places where people like to meet and hang-out, drink and have fun. Although many think that both these establishments are the same, they are not. Bars are establishments that serve drinks for consumption on the premises. A Pub generally is a place for locals to hang out, eat and drink.

A: They are used in the exact same way and can be interchangeable, but I would say that "except" is more common. "Barring" is a little too formal and technical for everyday speech. Hope that helps :)

A: A bar may only have seats at the bar and perhaps a few uncomfortable chairs. There may also be darts, shuffleboard, and pool tables.
A lounge bar will usually have nice booths and little more privacy, along with a traditional bar. It probably won't have the games a regular bar has.

A: we call it “opening a tab” so someone can have an “open tab” while they’re at a bar.

you can either say “I’d like to start a tab.” or “I’d like to open a tab.” And they’ll know exactly what you mean!

A: Could you recommend a good bar where I can watch the World Cup games
Where can I find a shop selling natural products

A: 1. "Hello, what would you like to order?"
2. "Your bill is ---- yen."
3. "Which side of the seat will you use? (Where is the seat?)"
4. "That would be ---- yen."
5. "There will be drinks nearby. Please wait for the food to served."

A:

はい、同じです。
[バーコード = barcode.]

A: Open all night.

A: × The bar chart given represents the amount of earnings that a country gained in a diverse categories in the spanning time period of 2015 and 2016.
✓ The bar chart given represents the amount of earnings that a country made/received/took in in various/several/varying categories in the period spanning from 2015 and 2016.

× The figures exhibits the proportion of change in each type of products in a year.
✓ The figures displays the proportion of change in each type of product in a year.

× Overall, there witnessed an increase in all kinds of items except for gems and jewellery, which saw a slight drop.
✓ Overall, there witnessed an increase in revenue from the sales of all kinds of items except for gems and jewellery, which saw a slight drop.

× Regarding the amount of revenue of each categories of products, petroleum products is the most massive, with $60.5 billion and $62 billion in 2015 and 2016 respectively, followed by engineered goods, with $56 billion in 2015 and $60.6 billion in the next year.
✓ Regarding the amount of revenue from each category of products, petroleum products is the most massive, with $60.5 billion and $62 billion in 2015 and 2016 respectively, followed by engineered goods, with $56 billion in 2015 and $60.6 billion in 2016.

changed to 2016 only for the sake of consistency

× What is more, textiles earned the most meager, with $25 billion and $30.5 billion during the two years.
✓ What is more, textiles earned the least, with $25 billion and $30.5 billion during the two years.


× As to how much change had been made in a year, there was a significant rise in the amount of textiles sold, with 15.24%, followed by engineered goods, with 8.5%; however, as for gems and jewellery, the number had minimally gone down, with 5.18%.
✓ As to how much change had occurred throughout
year, there was a significant rise in the amount of textiles sold, with 15.24%, followed by engineered goods, with 8.5%; however, as for gems and jewellery, the number had minimally decreased, with 5.18%.

A: This is how I interpret what you have described

A: For a curtain it’s called a curtain rod, for a closet it can be called a rod or a rack. A long pole of that shape can also be called a dowel or dowel rod.

A: × The bar chart compares the US citizens of different ages in terms of habits of drinking alcohol.
✓ The bar chart compares US citizens of different ages in terms of their alcohol drinking habits.

A: × The bar chart shows the number of the people living across the world and the proportion of fortune according to the place they live.
✓ This bar chart shows the number of the people living across the world and the proportion of wealth they possess according to the place they live in.

-Using "This" is more specific, not completely necessary here, but helpful to know in cause you have more than 1 chart to talk about.
-fortune is a large amount of wealth, and relatively speaking, not all of populations in this chart have fortunes.
-Using "they possess" to be specific here, just saying "wealth" leaves the sentence open to questions like "what about the wealth? Is it the wealth donated? lost? etc.?"

× At the first glimpse of the chart, those countries in North America, Europe, and Rich-Asia Pacific share the most percentage of the affluence with relatively smaller population; on the other hand, the rest of the nations have more residents while they are not as well off as their counter part.
✓ At the first glimpse of the chart, countries in North America, Europe, and Rich-Asia Pacific share the largest percentage of the wealth and have relatively smaller populations. On the other hand, the rest of the nations have more residents yet they are not as well off as their counterparts.

-yet shows contrast between two ideas and is more appropriate in this situation