English Reference

Idiom

make interesting

Meaning

To make a bet out of; to bet money on.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Let's make it interesting and bet five dollars on this game.”

“Since the match was quite boring, they decided to make it interesting by wagering on the final score.”

“Sensing his opponent's hesitation, he proposed they make it interesting, thereby raising the stakes of their high-pressure negotiation.”

Examples

simple

“Let's make it interesting and bet five dollars on this game.”

contextual

“Since the match was quite boring, they decided to make it interesting by wagering on the final score.”

complex

“Sensing his opponent's hesitation, he proposed they make it interesting, thereby raising the stakes of their high-pressure negotiation.”

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