“raise the”

The following 4 entries include the term raise the.

raise the ante

idiom

: to raise the cost or price

raise the possibility

idiom

: to make (something) possible often + of

raise the roof

idiom

: to make a lot of noise by playing music, celebrating, shouting, etc.

raise the white flag

idiom

: to admit defeat


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