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Idiom

make it interesting

Meaning

To bet money: to lay a wager.

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

Examples

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

“Since the match was so predictable, he suggested they make it interesting by wagering on the final score.”

“The seasoned gamblers decided to make it interesting, raising the stakes significantly before the final hand was dealt.”

Examples

simple

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

contextual

“Since the match was so predictable, he suggested they make it interesting by wagering on the final score.”

complex

“The seasoned gamblers decided to make it interesting, raising the stakes significantly before the final hand was dealt.”

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