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To: COUNTrecount

Meaning?


12 posted on 02/21/2015 6:55:13 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
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To double down

(third-person singular simple present doubles down, present participle doubling down, simple past and past participle doubled down)

1.(idiomatic, gambling) To double one's wager.  [quotations ▼]

2.(idiomatic, by extension) To double or significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment.


22 posted on 02/21/2015 7:07:11 AM PST by COUNTrecount (Race Baiting...... "It's What's For Breakfast")
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