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blow your stack/top (informal) to suddenly become very angry. My mother blew her top when she saw the mess we'd made in the kitchen. stack the deck (mainly American) to arrange something in a way that is not fair in order to achieve what you want. The manager stacked the deck in Joe's favor so he got the promotion. See also: deck stack the deck to arrange something so that it is unfair to someone. We wanted to make sure no one was stacking the deck in their favor. The deck truly is stacked against the poor. Etymology: based on a way of cheating in a card game by secretly arranging the cards so that you will win See also: deck stack up (against something) to compare with something else. We wondered how London restaurants stacked up against Atlanta's. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While the cards appear to be stacked against the homeowner, Conley said he will not give up without a fight. When it comes time to balance the interests of corporations and copyright holders against the rights of ordinary people, the deck will be stacked against us. |
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