📚 Double down, phrasal verb. ❓ Definition (US): Strengthen one's commitment to a particular strategy or course of action, typically one that is potentially risky. ❗️ Examples: 1. He decided to double down and escalate the war. 2. The third quarter of the year saw central banks doubling down on the quantitative easing approach. 3. We are doubling down on diplomacy in the surrounding region. 4. He wants to double down on health care policies that will only work for the healthy and the wealthy. 5. Research shows that people with strong feelings of self-efficacy not only don't quit when problems arise, they double down and try harder. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic