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Raise the stakes

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo increase in significance or risk.
"The bank robber decided to take a hostage in order to raise the stakes."
2.VerbUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise,‎ stakes
"With a royal flush, he decided to raise the stakes."

Synonyms

up the antevalue raiseraisereraisestakestring betsweeten the potplay bigjack uppostkick upraise eyebrows
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