English-Finnish translations for up the ante

Definition of up the ante

• To raise the stakes of a hand of poker
• To take an action that raises the stakes, i.e. that increases the chances of conflict
• To make something more desirable

Examples

• With three aces and two jacks, he thought it was safe to up the ante
• When runners cross-train for events, they often up the ante by running on sand
• The school system cannot raise teachers salaries, so they are providing better benefits as an effort to up the ante

Related words

• rupture of the membranes
• the oldest person in a group or organisation
• on the up-and-up
• there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
• Upwood and the Raveleys
• chairman of the supervisory board
• another cup of tea
• be on the up and up
• wake up and smell the coffee