I'll see you and raise you

phrase

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

“I'll see your five and raise you ten.”

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Meanings

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

    I'll see your five and raise you ten.

    2 more examples

    I'll see your bet and raise you one thousand.

    I'll see your $20 and raise you $200.

  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.

    I'll see your gigabyte and raise you a terabyte.

    2 more 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.

Origin

From gambling.

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Cite this entry
APA

I'll see you and raise you. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'll%20see%20you%20and%20raise%20you

MLA

“I'll see you and raise you.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'll%20see%20you%20and%20raise%20you. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I'll see you and raise you,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'll%20see%20you%20and%20raise%20you.

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