raise the stakes
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Pronunciation
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Verb
raise the stakes (third-person singular simple present raises the stakes, present participle raising the stakes, simple past and past participle raised the stakes)
- (idiomatic) To increase in significance or risk.
- The bank robber decided to take a hostage in order to raise the stakes.
- (poker) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, stakes (used literally e. g. of a hand of poker)
- With a royal flush, he decided to raise the stakes.
Synonyms
Translations
up the ante — see up the ante
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