to be in the cards
1(the) cards are stacked against someone — the cards are stacked against (someone) if the cards are stacked against someone, they are not at all likely to succeed in a particular situation because they have a lot of problems. He fought a brilliant campaign, but the cards were stacked… …
2(the) cards are stacked against — the cards are stacked against (someone) if the cards are stacked against someone, they are not at all likely to succeed in a particular situation because they have a lot of problems. He fought a brilliant campaign, but the cards were stacked… …
3(the) cards are stacked against you — the cards/odds/are stacked against you phrase used for saying that you are likely to fail, often because people are being unfair Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym unfairsynonym …
4(the) cards are stacked in your favour — the cards/odds are stacked in your ˈfavour idiom you are likely to succeed because the conditions are good and you have an advantage Main entry: ↑stackedidiom …
5the cards — ▪ To give in ▪ To admitdefeat ● card …
6the cards are stacked against — ( ● card …
7(the) cards are stacked against someone — the cards are stacked against someone informal phrase used for saying that someone will probably fail Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym Main entry: card …
8(the) cards are stacked in someone's favour — the cards are stacked in someone’s favour informal phrase used for saying that someone will probably be successful Thesaurus: to be likely to succeedsynonym Main entry: card …
9A Turn of the Cards — Infobox Film name = A Turn of the Cards image size = caption = director = producer = writer = narrator = starring = William Garwood Howard Davies William Lowery music = cinematography = editing = distributor = Mutual Film Corporation released =… …
10on the cards — phrasal see in the cards …
