RAISE THE ANTE Definition & Meaning

raise the ante

Increase the price or cost of something, as in We'd hoped to invest in some land, but they've raised the ante and now we can't afford it. This term alludes to the ante or stakes of gambling. [Slang; late 1800s]

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The obvious next step is to invite other justices to testify, as well as Harlan Crow and Brian Duffy, and to raise the ante if they decline.

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His recent actions all raise the ante.

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Still, Swift’s new verses raise the ante, as well as the tension: “I’ve been played before if you hadn’t guessed.”

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Some experts say that the North could dramatically raise the ante in weapons demonstrations after the end of February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing.

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But it could dramatically raise the ante once the Beijing Games end.

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