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cards stacked against one

See: STACK THE CARDS.

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[stack the cards] {v. phr.} 1. To arrange cards secretly and dishonestly for the purpose of cheating. * /The gambler had stacked the cards against Bill./ 2. To arrange things […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[lay one's cards on the table] or [lay down one's cards] or [put one's cards on the table] {v. phr.}, {informal} To let someone know your position and interest openly; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in the cards] also [on the cards] {adj. phr.}, {informal} To be expected; likely to happen; foreseeable; predictable. * /It was in the cards for the son to succeed his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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