bring (something) within a/the range
bring (something) within a/the range
To adjust or improve something so that it meets a certain requirement or expectation. An adjective is often used before "range." You need to bring your students' standardized test scores within the acceptable range for their grade level.
See also: bring, range, within
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
bring something within a range
to adjust something into a particular range; to adjust a parameter. Let's try to bring your cholesterol within the normal range with diet. It was brought within the normal range by an expensive drug.
See also: bring, range, within
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- appropriate for
- bulletproof
- make a fist of
- make a good/bad/etc. fist of (something)
- man to man
- man-to-man
- welcome to (do something)
- welcome to do
- muck-raking
- as good, well, etc. as the next person