sweeten the pot

Fig. to increase the amount of money bet in a card game with hopes of encouraging other players to bet more enthusiastically. John sweetened the pot hoping others would follow.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Albertina	ahl-ber-TEE-nah (Italian, German)	Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese
Yevgeny	yev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-nee	Russian
Reyhan	-	Turkish, Uyghur
Rebekah	[ri'bekə]
Rafiq	-	Arabic, Urdu
Sargis	-	Armenian