sweeten the pot



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.
See also: pot, sweeten

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aurangzeb-History
Giordanojor-DAH-noItalian
Ngaio-Maori
MercÉDesz-Hungarian
Tadas-Lithuanian
Hasse-Swedish