cards are stacked against

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?

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, where to stack the cards or stack the deck means to arrange cards secretly and dishonestly in one's own favor or against one's opponent. [Mid-1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Don	DAHN	English
Gold	[gəuld]
Byung-Ho	byung-ho	Korean
Ioannis	-	Greek
Waters	['wɔ:təz]
Jaye	JAY	English