up/raise the Ante
*To try to get a greater advantage from a
situation by taking a bigger risk: A rival company upped the ante with a major
sales campaign.
*To increase the level of something, especially
demands or sums or money: His ex-wife has upped the ante in her alimony suit
against him.
*(American
informal) If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly:
Paul Reichmann offered to ante up $3million.
*To increase your demands and try to get more
things from a situation, even though this involves more risks: They’ve upped
the ante by making a $120 million bid to buy the company.
ante noun
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