triple down
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To keep pushing even harder on something you already committed to strongly, like turning up the volume even more.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To commit even more strongly to a position or strategy, especially after it has already been criticized or proved problematic, beyond simply 'doubling down'.
"Rather than admitting the policy had failed, the minister decided to triple down and demand more funding for it."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
A relatively recent coinage, used mostly in political commentary and journalism as a rhetorical escalation of 'double down'. Not yet universally recognized as a standard phrasal verb. Most common in American English media contexts.
Commonly used with
mistake policy strategy position bet stance
Forms
Base
triple down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
triples down
he/she/it
Past simple
tripled down
yesterday
Past participle
tripled down
have + pp
-ing form
tripling down
continuous
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