Phrase guide

I'll see you and raise you

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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phrase

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From gambling.