notch up
Upper Intermediate (B2)informal
To get or win something, like a point or a record.
"The team notched up their fifth consecutive victory last Saturday."
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HealthyGamerGG · 103:48
it one notch up from where we did yesterday.

Can Keir Starmer survive an attempt by Labour MPs to force him to resign? | BBC Newscast
BBC News · 15:00
ministerial aids which is a notch up in the pressure

Can Keir Starmer fight off the pressure to resign? | BBC Newscast
BBC News · 10:18
So this was a notch up the ministerial ladder because the resignations

Can Keir Starmer survive an attempt by Labour MPs to force him to resign? | BBC Newscast
BBC News · 10:56
but it is a notch up because it is people who are bound by the collective