raise the stakes
- Nghĩa tiếng Việt
- Tăng mức cược
- Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
- To increase what is at risk or what could be won or lost in a situation.
Ví dụ: Adding a deadline really raised the stakes for the whole team.

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Thành ngữ thể thao dùng để nói về khó khăn và cạnh tranh trong đời sống hàng ngày, với các cụm như back to square one, raise the stakes và the underdog.

Ví dụ: Adding a deadline really raised the stakes for the whole team.

Ví dụ: With more practice, she has a sporting chance of winning the race.

Ví dụ: Bringing up his divorce in the debate was really hitting below the belt.

Ví dụ: The struggling business was clearly on the ropes by the end of the year.

Ví dụ: The funding fell through, so we're back to square one.

Ví dụ: He admitted the promotion felt out of his league.

Ví dụ: Everyone was cheering for the underdog in the final.

Ví dụ: The project had a false start before the team finally found its footing.

Ví dụ: The new advertising campaign was a home run for the company.

Ví dụ: The team came from behind to win in the final minutes.

Ví dụ: After that letter the gloves are off on both sides.

Ví dụ: They wanted a safe pair of hands rather than a visionary.

Ví dụ: She would run rings around anyone in that department.

Ví dụ: The two of them were level pegging until the final week.

Ví dụ: It was a dead heat and the judges took four minutes to say so.
