put the pot on

English

Verb

put the pot on (third-person singular simple present puts the pot on, present participle putting the pot on, simple past and past participle put the pot on)

1. (slang, archaic) To exaggerate.
2. (slang, archaic) To overcharge.
3. (slang, archaic, gambling) To bet an excessive amount of money.
   • 1880, Belgravia, volume 41, page 23:

     The Baronet neither owned Artemis nor any other horse, nor did he now bet on horse-races; though he had solaced himself for those acts of self-denial by 'putting the pot on' at cards and all other 'events' concerning which wagers were possible.

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary