ante Idiom, Proverb

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ante up

pay, produce a necessary amount of money I had to ante up a lot of money to get my car fixed.

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take for granted

expect, assume His support cannot be taken for granted. We must ask him.

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slanted-back

a Caddillac Seville, because of the slanted trunk of the earlier models

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Good antennae

Someone with good antennae is good at detecting things.

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Penny ante

(USA) Something that is very unimportant is penny ante.

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Up the ante

If you up the ante, you increase the importance or value of something, especially where there's an element of risk as the term comes from gambling, where it means to increase the stake (the amount of money bet).

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take for granted|granted|take

v. phr. 1. To suppose or understand to be true. Mr. Harper took for granted that the invitation included his wife. A teacher cannot take it for granted that students always do their homework.
Compare: BEG THE QUESTION. 2. To accept or become used to (something) without noticing especially or saying anything. George took for granted all that his parents did for him. No girl likes to have her boyfriend take her for granted; instead, he should always try to make her like him better.

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ante

ante
ante up
to ante; pay

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granted

granted
see take for granted.

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raise the ante

raise the ante
Increase the price or cost of something, as in We'd hoped to invest in some land, but they've raised the ante and now we can't afford it. This term alludes to the ante or stakes of gambling. [Slang; late 1800s]