Meaning of double down | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack.
   intransitive
2. To significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment; to respond to a challenge (e.g. to an opinion) by reinforcing or extending one's position rather than moderating it.
   broadly, figuratively, intransitive

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Examples

“He'd bet three thousand and double down to six thousand, all of it hanging on the turn of the next card.”

“Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama all want to get out of Iraq. They all want to double down in Afghanistan.”

“While 007 has been on extended annual leave as a result of Daniel Craig’s cold feet, Taron Egerton’s thoroughly less urbane secret agent Eggsy Unwin has managed to thoroughly outdo him, with Matthew Vaughn’s sequel to his hit 2015 comedy-thriller doubling down on the qualities that marked its predecessor out from the superspy pack: more star-filled, more gleefully grisly, and reaching new heights of skyscraping silliness.”

“[Tucker] Carlson, in his keynote, doubled down on Trump’s recent attacks on Somali-American Rep. Ilhan Omar.”

“[Entertainment Company] Blizzard Doubles Down, Says It Will Continue to Silence Players on 'Official Channels'.”

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