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cards are stacked against

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cards are stacked against (one)
[informal] luck is against one. I have the worst luck. The cards are stacked against me all the time. How can I accomplish anything when the cards are stacked against me?
See also: against, card, stacked


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``It's tough to tell the kids to go out there and play when they know the cards are stacked against them right off the bat,'' said Croson, who rattled off reason after reason why Southern Section teams have all the advantages over City teams.
Grain companies claim the cards are stacked against them, so they have refused to participate in the process that was intended to make the grain transportation system more commercial, competitive and accountable.
 
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