THE CARDS / ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST YOU

Meaning of THE CARDS / ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST YOU in English

you are unlikely to succeed because the conditions are not good for you

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

CARDS — piyatpiyat
English-Visayan vocabulary
STACKED
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ODDS — I. ˈädz noun plural but sometimes singular in construction Etymology: odd (I) + -s 1. a. archaic : inequalities, disparities …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARE — I. Etymology: Middle English are, arne, from Old English aron, earun; akin to Old Norse eru (they) are, erum (we) …
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
CARDS — plural of card present third singular of card
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STACKED — (imp. & p. p.) of Stack
Английский словарь Webster
ODDS — (a.) Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- chiefly in the phrase at odds.
Английский словарь Webster
AGAINST — (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in …
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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
ODDS — /odz/ , n. ( usually used with a pl. v. ) 1. the probability that something is so, will occur, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARE — are 1 /ahr/ ; unstressed /euhr/ , v. pres. indic. pl. and 2nd pers. sing. of be . [ bef. …
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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
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
ODDS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: circa 1520 1. a. archaic : inequalities b. obsolete : degree …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STACKED — impf & ·p.p. of stack.
Webster English vocab
ODDS — adj quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; chiefly in the phrase at odds. 2. odds ·adj difference in favor of one …
Webster English vocab
ARE — noun the unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square …
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AGAINST — prep by of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. 2. …
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Concise Oxford English vocab
CARDS — ~ Brit. informal documents relating to an employee, especially for tax and national insurance, held by the employer. → card …
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
ODDS — [odds] n pl but sing or pl in constr (ca. 1520) 1 a archaic: inequalities b obs: degree of unlikeness …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARE — [are] [ME, fr. OE earun; akin to ON eru, erum are, OE is is] pres 2d sing or pres pl …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARE — I are verb from be, strong form BrE AmE ɑː AmE ɑːr , weak form ə AmE ə r II …
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
ODDS — / ɒdz; NAmE ɑːdz/ noun [ pl. ] 1. (usually the odds ) the degree to which sth is likely …
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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
ODDS — odds S3 AC /ɒdz $ ɑːdz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] 1 . PROBABILITY the odds how likely it is that …
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
ODDS — n.pl. 1 the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either …
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
ODDS — n.pl. 1 the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either …
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
ODDS — n.pl. 1. the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either …
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
ODDS — 1. You refer to how likely something is to happen as the odds that it will happen. What are the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARE — Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be . Are is …
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
ARE — Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be . Are is …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
ODDS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES insuperable odds ▪ As usual, the hero was facing insuperable odds . odds and ends …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGAINST — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against all odds (= despite something seeming very unlikely ) ▪ Against all odds, he …
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Cambridge English vocab
CARDS — [noun] [U + singular or plural verb]Cards is any of a range of games played with cards, such as poker, …
Cambridge English vocab
ARE — we/you/they form of be - Are you hungry?They are very late.
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
ODDS — Synonyms and related words : advantage, agreement to disagree, allowance, aptitude, asymmetry, at daggers drawn, at loggerheads, at odds, at …
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
ODDS — n. by all odds by long odds by odds odds and ends
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, …
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