raise the stakes

成語所屬單字stakes

raise the stakes — 慣用語

1. to increase the prize in a contest or to make a situation feel more urgent and s

1.慣用語
釋義

加大賭注;提高壓力

to increase the prize in a contest or to make a situation feel more urgent and serious

例句

The company raised the stakes by offering double the bonus.

A late injury raised the stakes for Saturday's final.