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raise the stakes
raise the stakes
raise the stakes
to increase in importance or danger
Employees who lost all their pensions have raised the stakes for the company by going to court and filing a lawsuit.
Related vocabulary:
up the ante
See also:
raise
,
stake
raise the stakes
To increase one's commitment or involvement.
See also:
raise
,
stake
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Marcus
MAR-kuws
(Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin)
, MAHR-kəs
(English)
Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Paulina
[pɔ:'li:nə]
Andor (1)
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Norwegian
Oriane
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French
Raffaele
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Italian
Reece
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Welsh
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