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Tkacka15 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Double down
Is there any reason that the verb "double down" describes the action/act of increasing?
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Yes, the word "down" may seem strange for an act of going up, but it comes from the idiomatic "put a bet down on" meaning to place a wager on some event. So "double down" means to place an additional amount on a wager equal to the original amount.
- Yes, the word "down" may seem strange for an act of going up, but it comes from the idiomatic "put a bet down on" meaning to place a wager on some event.
- So "double down" means to place an additional amount on a wager equal to the original amount.
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Yes, the word "down" may seem strange for an act of going up, but it comes from the idiomatic "put a bet down on" meaning to place a wager on some event. So "double down" means to place an additional amount on a wager equal to the original amount.
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