دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی فارسی raise the ante )

raise the ante

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Idioms

raise the ante ^[1]
raise the ante ^[2]

raise the ante
raise/up the ante
to increase your demands or to increase the risks in a situation, in order to achieve a better result.

The government has upped the ante by refusing to negotiate until a ceasefire has been agreed.

1.
to raise the cost or risk of an activity.

By adding new inspectors, the customs service is upping the ante for smugglers.

2.
to increase the quality of something.

Foxx says he intends to up the ante in nightclub entertainment by introducing new, extremely talented performers.

Related vocabulary: raise the stakes
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of up the ante (= to increase the amount of money each person must risk in a card game or other activity involving the risk of losing money)

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

raise the ante
• raise/up the ante
1. to increase your demands or the amount that you spend for something (the ante is the amount of money each player puts on the table before starting a game of cards/poker)

The union raised the ante with the company when they said that they were going to go on strike.

2. increase what is at stake or under discussion in a dispute or conflict (an ante is the amount of money that you put on the table before beginning a card game)

The government raised the ante when they decided to cancel the contract of the health care workers.

The small country raised the ante in the trade dispute with the other countries.

The actor upped the ante in his dispute with the movie studio when he refused to appear for the movie preparation.

The union upped the ante in their dispute with the company.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲