How to Use the Useful Idiom Up the Ante Correctly?

upping the ante meaning  Look up ante up in Wiktionary, the free dictionary An ante up is a call in card games for a player or players to put their antes into the pot Ante Up may also to add to the risks or demands of a competition, dispute, etc that will lead to either more benefits or losses

To post the ante; to contribute money to the pot prior to being dealt cards EXAMPLE: Said by the dealer prior to the start of the hand, Everyone who wants to to increase the size or importance of a stake in a game of risk See poker He decided to up the ante by placing his teenage daughter as a prize

In poker, the ante is the money each player puts in the pot before the hand begins Hesitate to add your cash and the dealer will likely shout ante up! noun Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before the game begins verb To put up