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doubler la mise — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • double down phrasal verb To commit even more firmly to a position, strategy or claim, especially after it has been criticised or has started to go wrong.

Senses

doubler la mise is used for these senses in English:

  • double down (gambling, intransitive) To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack.

double down — full definition

  1. phrasal verb To commit even more firmly to a position, strategy or claim, especially after it has been criticised or has started to go wrong.
  2. phrasal verb In blackjack, to double your original stake in exchange for exactly one more card.