Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i'll see you and raise you

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: i'l-l see y-ou and raise y-ou
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to accept (or call) a bet, and at the same time raise the stakes.

phrase

More generally, used when someone produces or reveals something. One says this to announce they will answer by producing or revealing something of their own, usually greater in significance.

Example Sentences

"I'll see your five and raise you ten."
"I'll see your bet and raise you one thousand."
"I'll see your $20 and raise you $200."
"I'll see your defective gallbladder and raise you one heart murmur and a kidney stone."
"Well, sir, I'll see your four months in Vietnam and raise you the twenty years I spent serving as an Air Force pilot flying in conflicts as far-ranging as Grenada, Somalia, Bosnia, and Haiti."
"I'll see your gigabyte and raise you a terabyte."

Etymology

From gambling.

Questions

What does i'll see you and raise you mean?: Used to accept (or call) a bet, and at the same time raise the stakes.
Where does i'll see you and raise you come from?: From gambling.

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