up the ante

listen to the pronunciation of up the ante
Englisch - Türkisch
ante kadar
Englisch - Englisch
To raise the stakes of a hand of poker

With three aces and two jacks, he thought it was safe to up the ante.

To make something more desirable

The school system cannot raise teachers salaries, so they are providing better benefits as an effort to up the ante.

up the ante

    Silbentrennung

    up the an·te

    Türkische aussprache

    ʌp dhi änti

    Aussprache

    /ˈəp ᴛʜē ˈantē/ /ˈʌp ðiː ˈæntiː/

    Etymologie

    [ '&p ] (adverb.) before 12th century. partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English up; partly from Middle English uppe on high, from Old English; both akin to Old High German uf up and probably to Latin sub under, Greek hypo under, hyper over; more at OVER.
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