Last Updated:2025/11/20
(poker) To raise the stakes of a hand of poker / (dispute) To take an action that raises the stakes, i.e. that increases the chances of conflict. / (idiomatic) To make something more difficult.
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Source Word
up the ante
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
賭け金を上げる (特にポーカーにおいて) / 危険や挑戦を増加させる/状況をエスカレートさせる / 物事をより困難にする、あるいはリスクと対立を激化させる
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