Synonyms for Up the ante

define up the ante  Now used colloquially to mean turn the heatincrease the pressure on someone To increase the stakes To intensify or enhance something  Can someone explain very simply what the ante number is and means? It goes up by one every boss round defeated I think it's

ante, up the increase what is at stake or under discussion, especially in a conflict or dispute Ante here comes from the Latin word for 'before', Projects can monetize these VCUs in the carbon market to support and scale up their climate change mitigation activities For GHG emission reductions

upraise the ante meaning, definition, what is upraise the ante: to increase your demands or try to get m : Learn more  idiom 1 : to raise the cost or price The popular actor first demanded twice the salary offered him but then kept upping the ante 2