sweeten the kitty
To raise the stakes, as in a game of poker, where the pot is called the kitty: “Before you decide which job offer to accept, perhaps we can offer you a few added fringe benefits to sweeten the kitty.”
Words nearby sweeten the kitty
sweet-talk,
sweet-tempered,
sweetbread,
sweetbrier,
sweeten,
sweeten the kitty,
sweetener,
sweetening,
sweetheart,
sweetheart agreement,
sweetheart contract
Idioms and Phrases with sweeten the kitty
sweeten the kitty
Also, sweeten the pot or deal. Make something financially more attractive, as in I am unable to give you the new title but I could sweeten the kitty a little by giving you a raise. This idiom comes from card games such as poker, where it means “add money to the pool,” and uses sweeten in the sense of “make more agreeable.” [Slang; c. 1900]