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Khosha Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
double down on the cause ?
What does double down on the cause mean in the following context ?
You can fight with the person creating the change, push back against them and defend the status quo.
Or you can fight for the person, double down on the cause, the tribe and the relationship, and refocus your efforts on making things work even better than they did before the change.
Thanks in advance
You can fight with the person creating the change, push back against them and defend the status quo.
Or you can fight for the person, double down on the cause, the tribe and the relationship, and refocus your efforts on making things work even better than they did before the change.
Thanks in advance
Top answer
'Doubling down' is a Blackjack poker term for taking full advantage of good cards by betting double and playing two hands instead of one: v. To double one's wager. v.
- 'Doubling down' is a Blackjack poker term for taking full advantage of good cards by betting double and playing two hands instead of one: v.
- To double one's wager.
- v.
- To double or significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment .
- In your sentence, it is the last definition that is meant: to increase one's commitment to the cause .
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'Doubling down' is a Blackjack poker term for taking full advantage of good cards by betting double and playing two hands instead of one:
v. To double one's wager.
v. To double or significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment.
In your sentence, it is the last definition that is meant: to increase one's commitment to the cause.
v. To double one's wager.
v. To double or significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment.
In your sentence, it is the last definition that is meant: to increase one's commitment to the cause.
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