cards are stacked against

Many difficulties face someone or something, as in The cards are stacked against the new highway project. This term originated in gambling, wheremeans to arrange cards secretly and dishonestly in one's own favor or against one's opponent. [Mid-1800s]

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As Tiexiera puts it when discussing why such projects feel doubly difficult to produce, “The cards are stacked against you. Not only is it hard to find, it’s like a lot of it was either deliberately destroyed or mislabeled or hidden. It’s not just like, ‘Oh, I’m gonna have to look for this.’

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The Adran Premier club said in a statement it has "become clear that it is an impossible task to continue...the cards are stacked against us".

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"The cards are stacked against you. You will likely lose your case with the prelitigation panel. That doesn't mean we don't believe in your case."

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“I see continuous glucose monitoring technology as a form of empowerment in the face of a very difficult health culture where many cards are stacked against us.”

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That may make you feel as if the cards are stacked against your daughter, but remember: Environmental factors are also important, so don’t “blame” her father for her fears.

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