up the ante

to increase a risk, price, demand, etcetera

She just had to up the ante again.

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salty

coarse and provocative (said of language)

You friends are always using such salty words.

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decompress

to relax, to be relieved of stress

It's about time you decompress and stop fretting over how many Christmas presents you have to buy.

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Chicago typewriter

a thompson submachine gun (from the similarity of the sound of it's firing to that of a typewriter)

The robber was armed with a Chicago typewriter and wore a green suit.

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keep up with the joneses

to strive beyond one's means to keep up socially and financially with others in one's social circle or neighborhood (from the name of a comic strip by Arthur R. Momand)

If I he can't afford a decent meal, he should not keep up with the Joneses.

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loop legged

alcohol intoxicated, drunk

I suspected he was a little loop legged when he stumbled out of the stall.

double talk

deceptive speech designed to mean something that it does not explicitly say

Lay off the double talk already.

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