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Armsys Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
"Doubling Down"
What does it mean by "doubling down"?
Success is achievable, but it will not be attained simply by trying harder or "doubling down" on the previous strategy.
Armstrong
Success is achievable, but it will not be attained simply by trying harder or "doubling down" on the previous strategy.
Armstrong
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'Doubling down' is originally (I think) a poker term. In the game of Blackjack, one rule is that if the first two cards dealt you are of the same value (two kings, two sevens, etc), then you have the option of separating them face downward, drawing one more card to go with each, and playing them as two separate hands instead of one. This is called ' doubling down '.
- 'Doubling down' is originally (I think) a poker term.
- In the game of Blackjack, one rule is that if the first two cards dealt you are of the same value (two kings, two sevens, etc), then you have the option of separating them face downward, drawing one more card to go with each, and playing them as two separate hands instead of one.
- This is called ' doubling down '.
- Aces, tens and face cards are promising cards to receive, and if you receive a matched pair of any of them, it bodes well of winning if you double down.
- Applying this metaphor to your sentence: working doubly hard on your previous strategy may or not lead to success.
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'Doubling down' is originally (I think) a poker term. In the game of Blackjack, one rule is that if the first two cards dealt you are of the same value (two kings, two sevens, etc), then you have the option of separating them face downward, drawing one more card to go with each, and playing them as two separate hands instead of one. This is called 'doubling down'. Aces, tens and face ca
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