"Up the ante" is a Poker-derived idiom that means to raise the stakes, to put more at risk, both in poker and in one's personal life.
The ante is the enforced bet that poker players must put into the pot before they can play a hand of poker. If you "up the ante," you increase the amount of the bets. Thus, upping the ante means to raise the stakes or increase the risk of a project.
You can "ante up" any amount - some people play for pennies, and some for thousands of dollars.
Ante is the Latin word for before and delictum is Latin for offense. The phrase ante delictum means before the offense.
During the game I decided to put up- the- ante.
from poker games, when one would ante up clothing in lieu of cash. An especially unnecessary gambit when playing strip poker.
The Latin word ante meridiem refers to "before noon" in English language.
I am from cental Wisconsin. I am not certain what the origin of the phrase is but it was commonly used by my father and grandfather
Ante is the Latin word for before and delictum is Latin for offense. The phrase ante delictum means before the offense.
Vide ante
mors ante infamium
The duration of Ante Up - film - is 1.8 hours.
Ante Up - film - was created on 1974-11-14.
Ante bellum - before the war
Are you going to ante up or sit this hand out, Dallas? That ups the ante considerably. I don't ante up with anyone that uses a city as their first name.
The prefix "ante-" comes from Latin, meaning "before."
During the game I decided to put up- the- ante.
Pearls before swine
"Ante feen ya asal" is an Arabic phrase that translates to "Where are you, my dear?" in English. It is often used in a romantic or affectionate context to express longing or concern for someone's whereabouts. The phrase combines "ante," meaning "you" (feminine), "feen," meaning "where," and "ya asal," which means "my dear" or "my honey."
The cast of Ante Up - 2006 includes: Allen Keng