penny ante in English
noun
1
poker played for very small stakes.
More importantly, it sets the stage for a debt spiral that makes runaway credit card balances look like penny ante poker.
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1. All my life, I've been chiseling in penny-ante games.
2. Students were caught playing penny-Ante games of poker during lunch, which went against the school's strict no-gambling policy
3. Students were caught playing penny-ante games of poker during lunch, which went against the school's strict no-gambling policy