“Double down” comes straight from blackjack: you double your bet when feeling...

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“Double down” comes straight from blackjack: you double your bet when feeling confident, risking more for a bigger win. Learners often confuse it with ‘double up,’ thinking it means ‘to increase’ anywhere. Nope