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double down
[ duhb-uhl doun ]
verb
- Cards. (in blackjack) to double an initial bet, on the condition that one can be dealt only one more card:
Will you double down and beat the dealer?
- to increase one鈥檚 efforts or hold to a position or opinion, especially when vulnerable or taking a risk:
He has continued to defend his controversial interpretation of the document, doubling down on what he sees as the truth.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of double down1
Example Sentences
Betts followed with an RBI double down the left-field line, marking his fourth-straight multi-hit game.
Former Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas tacked on again in the fourth, roping a double down the left-field line for his first RBI and extra-base hit of the season.
After nearly a decade of unprecedented taxpayer spending on homelessness with little to show in improvement on the streets, the giant nonprofits behind the measures that secured that funding asked voters to double down.
鈥淭o protect against these costly health emergencies, California must double down on investments to reduce wildfire risk, spur zero-emission transportation and energy sources, and align transportation funding with pollution reduction needs.鈥
The Dodgers seemed to flip the script in the top of the seventh, scoring five times in an inning keyed by Freddie Freeman鈥檚 go-ahead two-run double down the left field line.
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