ante-upping

noun

ante-upping

noun

1

An increase; a racheting up.

Does anyone else have any similar stories of narc ante-upping they can share?2011 August 9, “Upping the Narc Ante”, in The Daily Strength, retrieved 12 Nov 2015:
If the settlement payment owed me was made on time, I didn't figure to be around for the ante upping.2014, Robert Rogers, La Jolla Shores Murders: A Bishop Bone Mystery, →ISBN:

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From all we've hard so far, their forthcoming sophomore album sounds like textbook ante-upping over everything that worked well the first time around.2015 August 13, “Hear New Chvrches Jam 'Never Ending Circles' & Get Your Emoji Prayer Hands Ready”, in Billboard, retrieved 12 Nov 2015:

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