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raise the stakes means increasing the importance or significance in matters

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Why are George and Lennie trying to raise a stake?

George and Lennie are trying to raise a stake in order to fulfill their dream of owning their own piece of land and living independently. They hope to break free from their current lifestyle of moving from job to job as itinerant workers and achieve a sense of stability and security.


How do you define the type of steak when a teacher says youre grades are at steak?

In the phrase "Your grades are at stake," the use of stake is in reference to gambling. The "stake" is the wager, or what is at risk in the bet. This use of stake is also found in "raise the stakes" and "sweepstakes."


What does Staurous mean?

Stake


What does it mean to be burnt at stake?

To be "Burnt at the Stake" is to be tied to a piece of wood pounded in the ground (A "Stake") and to be lit on fire. Burning at the stake is is when someone is tied to a wooden stake and the stake is set on fire. You burn to death.


What does Octavius mean in Julius Caesar when he says 'We are chained to the stake'?

he means that he has a chain attached to him, which is attached to a stake presumably in the ground.


What does the idiom at stake mean?

It's not an idiom. The definition of "at stake" is what is being risked in the situation or venture. A stake is a share or ownership in something.


What does work up a stake mean?

it means when you make money


Should you stake a deodar cedar that has blown over?

If the root ball has lifted and the main roots are in reasonable condition you can raise it back to its original position and stake it well. Water it well throughout the next year and it MAY survive.


What does betting stake mean?

"Betting" is the process of placing a stake on something in order to predict an outcome of a particular situation.


What rhymes with stake and mean a pain?

Rain, Spain and gain.


What does to raise mean in Spanish?

Aumento is raise in Spanish.