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
Raluca	-	Romanian
Ness (1)	NES	Irish Mythology
Ragnhei&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Ninos	-	Ancient Near Eastern (Hellenized)
Eli (1)	EE-lie (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Marijan	-	Croatian, Slovene