How to pronounce “up the ante”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (poker) To raise the stakes of a hand of poker.
• (idiomatic) Of a dispute, to take an action that raises the stakes, i.e. that increases the chances of conflict.
• (idiomatic) To render something more difficult.
• (idiomatic) To render something more desirable.

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Similar Sounds

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