load the dice

load the dice
phrasal
: to prejudice the outcome : place one at an advantage or disadvantage : present an argument one-sidedly

the victim has already loaded the dice against himself by … previous actions — Economist

a survey of labor-management relations which doesn't load the dice in favor of management — Infantry Journal

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load the dice
To make one side heavier than the other so as to influence their fall for purposes of cheating
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Main Entry: ↑load

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load the dice
informal : to unfairly make one possible result more likely than another

We received information that would load the dice in favor of our arguments.

The dice were loaded against them but they still managed to win.

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Main Entry: ↑dice
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load the dice — see ↑dice, 1
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Main Entry: ↑load

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • load the dice — influence the results, affect the outcome …   English contemporary dictionary

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