(the) cards are stacked against you

(the) cards are stacked against you
the cards/odds/are stacked against you phrase
used for saying that you are likely to fail, often because people are being unfair
Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym unfairsynonym
Main entry: stack

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the cards/odds are stacked aˈgainst you idiom
you are unlikely to succeed because the conditions are not good for you
Main entry:stackedidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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