BE STACKED AGAINST/IN FAVOUR OF

Meaning of BE STACKED AGAINST/IN FAVOUR OF in English

(of a situation) be overwhelmingly likely to produce an unfavourable or favourable outcome for.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAVOUR — favore (-ar, -abil)
English interlingue dictionary
STACKED
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FAVOUR — see: favor
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGAINST — I. əˈgen(t)st, -nzt also -ān- or ( less often in stand than in substand speech ) -in- preposition Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STACKED — adjective slang , of a woman : having a well developed figure : built
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAVOUR — ˈfāvə(r) Britain variant of favor
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STACKED — (imp. & p. p.) of Stack
Английский словарь Webster
AGAINST — (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in …
Английский словарь Webster
STACKED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Stack
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — ( prep. ) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STACKED — /stakt/ , adj. Slang. (of a woman) having a voluptuous figure. [ 1940-45; STACK (v.) + -ED 2 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAVOUR — /fay"veuhr/ , n., v.t. Chiefly Brit. favor. Usage . See -or 1 .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — /euh genst", euh gaynst"/ , prep. 1. in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAVOUR — n. kindness; approval; bias, prejudice; preferential treatment; small gift; ribbon, badge of loyalty (also favor)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AGAINST — I. ə-ˈgen(t)st, -ˈgin(t)st, -ˈgān(t)st preposition Etymology: Middle English, alteration of againes, from again Date: 13th century 1. a. : in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STACKED
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STACKED — impf & ·p.p. of stack.
Webster English vocab
AGAINST — prep by of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. 2. …
Webster English vocab
STACKED
Concise Oxford English vocab
STACKED
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAVOUR — favour BrE AmE ˈfeɪv ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ favour|ed d ▷ favouring/ly ˈfeɪv ə r‿ɪŋ /li ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STACKED — / stækt; NAmE / adjective [ not usually before noun ] if a surface is stacked with objects, there are …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAVOUR
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — / əˈgenst; NAmE ; əˈgeɪnst/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAVOUR
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGAINST — a ‧ gainst S1 W1 /əˈɡenst, əˈɡeɪnst $ əˈɡenst/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: againes 'against' (11-16 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAVOUR — n. & v. (US favor) --n. 1 an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual (did it as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAVOUR — n. & v. (US favor) n. 1 an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual (did it as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAVOUR — n. & v. (US favor) --n. 1. an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual (did it as …
Oxford English vocab
AGAINST — prep. 1. in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Oxford English vocab
STACKED — If a place or surface is stacked with objects, it is filled with piles of them. Shops in Ho Chi …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAVOUR — ( favours, favouring, favoured) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: in AM, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STACKED — If a place or surface is ~ with objects, it is filled with piles of them. Shops in Ho Chi …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STACKED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the odds are stacked against sb (= there are a lot of difficulties that may …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAVOUR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES find in sb’s favour ▪ The tribunal found in favour of the defendant. owed...a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGAINST — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against all odds (= despite something seeming very unlikely ) ▪ Against all odds, he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
FAVOUR — UK and ANZ, [US and ANZ] favor [verb] [T]In the survey, a majority of people favoured (= supported and wanted) …
Cambridge English vocab
AGAINST — (TOUCHING) [preposition] - next to and touching or being supported by (something)It would save space if we put the bed …
Cambridge English vocab
STACKED — Synonyms and related words : Junoesque, accumulated, agglomerate, aggregate, agreeable, amassed, amply endowed, assembled, becoming, bonny, braw, built, built for …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STACKED — Adj. Of a woman, well built or large breasted.
Slang English vocab
STACKED — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: CURVACEOUS , ||built, curvesome, curvilinear, curvy, Junoesque, rounded, well-developed 2 Synonyms: BUXOM , bosomy, ||built, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — adv. butt against inveigh against over against rise against
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — adv. Function: preposition 1 directly opposite FF1C; stood against the crowd and shouted for order FF1E; Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STACKED — adjective 1. Synonyms: curvaceous , ||built, curvesome, curvilinear, curvy, Junoesque, rounded, well-developed 2. Synonyms: buxom , bosomy, ||built, busty, chesty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGAINST — preposition 1. directly opposite stood against the crowd and shouted for order Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, over against, toward, vis-à-vis …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAVOUR — I. ( BrE ) ( AmE favor ) noun 1 sth that helps sb ADJECTIVE ▪ big , great , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STACKED — • ↑ the odds are stacked (heavily) against you • ↑ the odds are stacked in sb's favour
Longman Activator English vocab
FAVOUR — See ↑ ADVANTAGE 6, ↑ PREFER 1, ↑ UNFAIR 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ (would/could you) do me a favour? • …
Longman Activator English vocab
AGAINST — • ↑ as against • ↑ be against • ↑ be against/be opposed to • ↑ come up against • …
Longman Activator English vocab
FAVOUR — n. 25B6; noun will you do me a favour? : GOOD TURN, service, good deed, (act of) kindness, courtesy. she …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGAINST — adv. 25B6; preposition a number of delegates were against the motion : OPPOSED TO, in opposition to, hostile to, averse …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STACKED — mod (sl) 1. (о женщине) имеющая красивую фигуру 2. (о женщине) имеющая большую грудь красивой формы
Dirty English-Russian vocab
FAVOUR — n. 1 good will, approval, support, approbation Father looked with favour on my marriage to Leslie 2 courtesy, good or …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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English Idioms vocab
STACKED
English Idioms vocabulary
FAVOUR — noun BAD : I am totally in favour with the proposal. GOOD : I am totally in favour of the …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
STACKED — 1) стогованный 2) скирдованный 3) уложенный ∙ stacked dipole antenna ≈ многоярусная антенна - being stacked - stacked antenna - …
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