“stacked against”

The following 2 entries include the term stacked against.

cards are stacked against (someone)

idiom

used to describe a situation in which one person or group is disadvantaged or faces difficult circumstances as compared to others often in a way that is unfair

odds are stacked against (someone)

idiom

used to describe a situation in which someone does not have a good or fair chance of winning, succeeding, etc.


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