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| up the ante | задавать новый уровень (on something – чего-либо: The film ups the ante on special effects.) |
| up the ante | ужесточать наказание (on someone: The new law ups the ante on people who cheat on their taxes.) |
| up the ante | рискнуть (WhatIfSports was a side project of a couple of sports fans working for a computer consulting company in Cincinnati, Ohio. After numerous lunchroom debates on which great historical baseball teams would win if they could play each other, a few guys decided to up the ante [and] undertake the challenge of trying to write an advanced baseball simulator ... that would work on a website.  wikipedia.org) |
| up the ante | усложнять задачу (себе или кому-то другому: When runners cross-train for events, they often up the ante by running on sand. • At the same time, leaders of the sport have continued to up the ante, organizing harder and longer races.) |
