on the cards



on the cards

Very likely or certain to happen, occur, or take place. They've played very well, but it doesn't look like a championship title is on the cards for this team today. A: "Do you have anything on the cards for tomorrow?" B: "No, it's looking like a pretty slow Saturday for me."
See also: card, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yolandayo-LAHN-də (English)Spanish, English
Volodimeru-Medieval Slavic
MeadowMED-oEnglish (Modern)
Stanka-Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian
NashNASHEnglish (Modern)
Barak (1)BER-ək (English), BAR-ək (English)Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew