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ratchet sth up

phrasal verb

धीरे-धीरे बढ़ाते जाना (तनाव, दबाव, कीमत आदि)

“ratchet sth up” का हिंदी में अर्थ है धीरे-धीरे बढ़ाते जाना (तनाव, दबाव, कीमत आदि). In English, it means to increase something by a series of steps, so that it is difficult to bring it back down.

phrasal verb
  1. 1

    to increase something by a series of steps, so that it is difficult to bring it back down

    धीरे-धीरे बढ़ाते जाना (तनाव, दबाव, कीमत आदि)

    • Both sides ratcheted up the pressure before the talks.
    • The new tax has ratcheted up prices.

    Main word ratchet