LOAD THE DICE (AGAINST SB)

Meaning of LOAD THE DICE (AGAINST SB) in English

[ usually passive ] to put sb at a disadvantage :

He has always felt that the dice were loaded against him in life.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
DICE — -dice n [occurring in compounds]
Interlingua English vocab
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DICE — Set of small cubes (each called a die) marked on each face with from one to six spots and used …
Английский словарь Британика
LOAD — I. ˈlōd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lod, lood act of loading, load (influenced in meaning by laden …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DICE — I. ˈdīs noun ( plural dice ; usually plural in construction ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: from plural of die …
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 …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DICE — (v. i.) To play games with dice.
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
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
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOAD — — loadless , adj. /lohd/ , n. 1. anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DICE — — dicer , n. /duys/ , n.pl., sing. die , v. , diced, dicing . n. 1. small cubes of …
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
LOAD — I. ˈlōd noun Etymology: Middle English lod, from Old English lād support, carrying — more at lode Date: 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DICE — I. ˈdīs noun ( plural dice ) Etymology: Middle English dyce, from dees, dyce, plural of dee die — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOAD — v weight or violence of blows. 2. load ·vt to magnetize. 3. load ·vt to adulterate or drug; as, to …
Webster English vocab
DICE — vi to play games with dice. 2. dice ·pl of die. 3. dice ·vi to ornament with squares, diamonds, or …
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
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOAD — [load] n [ME lod, fr. OE lad support, carrying--more at lode] (12c) 1 a: the quantity that can be carried …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DICE — [dice] n, pl dice [ME dyce, fr. dees, dyce, pl. of dee die--more at die] (14c) 1 a: die 1a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DICE — singular Die, small cubes used as implements for gambling and the playing of social games. Each side of a standard …
Britannica English vocabulary
LOAD — / ləʊd; NAmE loʊd/ noun , verb ■ noun STH CARRIED 1. [ C ] something that is being carried …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DICE — / daɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. dice ) 1. (also die especially in NAmE ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — / əˈgenst; NAmE ; əˈgeɪnst/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DICE — I. dice 1 /daɪs/ BrE AmE noun ( plural dice ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Plural of ⇨ ↑ …
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
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DICE — n. & v. --n.pl. 1 a small cubes with faces bearing 1-6 spots used in games of chance. b (treated …
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
DICE — n. & v. n.pl. 1 a small cubes with faces bearing 1-6 spots used in games of chance. b (treated …
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
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DICE — n. & v. --n.pl. 1. a small cubes with faces bearing 1-6 spots used in games of chance. b (treated …
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
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
LOAD — ( loads, loading, loaded) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DICE — ( dices, dicing, diced) 1. A dice is a small cube which has between one and six spots or numbers …
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 …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DICE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dice potatoes (= cut them into small square pieces ) COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ …
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
AGAINST — (TOUCHING) [preposition] - next to and touching or being supported by (something)It would save space if we put the bed …
Cambridge English vocab
DICE — n. Set of small cubes (each called a die) marked on each face with from one to six spots and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DICE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DICE — The names of false dice: A bale of bard cinque deuces A bale of flat cinque deuces A bale of …
Slang 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
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
DICE — I. (also die esp. in AmE ) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ loaded VERB + DICE ▪ play ▪ roll , throw …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AGAINST — • ↑ as against • ↑ be against • ↑ be against/be opposed to • ↑ come up against • …
Longman Activator English vocab
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
SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
LOAD — 1. сущ. 1) груз to carry, transport a load ≈ перевозить груз capacity, maximum, peak load ≈ максимальный груз heavy …
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