"I'll see you and raise you" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: From gambling. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} I'll see you and raise you
  1. Used to accept (or call) a bet, and at the same time raise the stakes.
    Sense id: en-I'll_see_you_and_raise_you-en-phrase-VU1av~RT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English sentences, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English sentences: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. 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.
    Sense id: en-I'll_see_you_and_raise_you-en-phrase-r5vK0gn2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
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        {
          "text": "I'll see your five and raise you ten."
        },
        {
          "text": "I'll see your bet and raise you one thousand."
        },
        {
          "text": "I'll see your $20 and raise you $200."
        }
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        "Used to accept (or call) a bet, and at the same time raise the stakes."
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        {
          "text": "I'll see your defective gallbladder and raise you one heart murmur and a kidney stone."
        },
        {
          "text": "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."
        },
        {
          "text": "I'll see your gigabyte and raise you a terabyte."
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          "text": "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."
        },
        {
          "text": "I'll see your gigabyte and raise you a terabyte."
        }
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