"Up the ante" nghĩa là gì?


"Up the ante" có ante là tiền hồ (đánh bài) ->  cụm từ này nghĩa là nâng giá, đặt tiêu chuẩn cao, chấp nhận tăng rủi ro.

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Coloradans continue to up the ante on their sports bets (đặt cược). So why did tax revenues (lợi tức) plummet (lao xuống)? The state’s fledgling (non nớt) industry will experience some volatility (dễ thay đổi), experts say, as the deluge (dồn dập) of new operators entice customers with virtually risk-free, and non-taxable, bets

So, Tipp went in at half time facing a 2-6 to 0-5 deficit - Conor Sweeney getting 0-3 of the total, with Michael Quinlivan and Jack Kennedy adding the others. Tipp needed to up the ante considerably after the break if they were to make an impact (tác động) in this game.

Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have upped the ante against Center’s recent decision to introduce new land laws in the union territory (UT) with protests gaining momentum (sức ép). The regional People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had organized a protest rally from the party headquarters to the Press Enclave in Srinagar. However, soon after the leaders reached the party headquarters, they were detained by the police already deployed there.

"I will put us back in the business of leading the world on climate change. And I will challenge everyone to up the ante on their climate commitments (cam kết)," Biden said in a speech in September.

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