in the cards

Related to in the cards: give a shot, so much for, worse for wear

in the cards

Very likely or certain to happen, occur, or take place. If you keep performing at this level, I think a promotion is in the cards. They've played very well today, but it doesn't look like a championship title is in the cards for this team today.

See also: card

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*in the cards

Fig. in the future. (*Typically: be ~; see something ~.) Well, what do you think is in the cards for tomorrow? I asked the boss if there was a raise in the cards for me.

See also: card

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

in the cards

Likely or certain to happen, as in I don't think Jim will win-it's just not in the cards. This term, originally put as on the cards, alludes to the cards used in fortune-telling. [Early 1800s]

See also: card

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

in the cards

Likely or certain to happen: My promotion to a higher position just isn't in the cards.

See also: card

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

in the cards

A likely or probable occurrence. The term refers to the cards of fortune-telling and began life as on the cards. It was well known by the time Dickens used it in several novels, as in Bleak House (1852): “It don’t come out altogether so plain as to please me, but it’s on the cards.”

See also: card

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

be slated for (something)
(one) should be so lucky
bring (someone or something) under (someone or something)
bring under
be the making of (someone or something)
be the making of someone/something
big brass
a mixed blessing
be on cloud nine
boss up

词组	in the cards
释义	in the cards Related to in the cards: give a shot, so much for, worse for wear in the cards Very likely or certain to happen, occur, or take place. If you keep performing at this level, I think a promotion is in the cards. They've played very well today, but it doesn't look like a championship title is in the cards for this team today. See also: card Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. in the cards Fig.* in the future. (Typically: be ~; see* something ~.) Well, what do you think is in the cards for tomorrow? I asked the boss if there was a raise in the cards for me. See also: card McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. in the cards Likely or certain to happen, as in I don't think Jim will win-it's just not in the cards. This term, originally put as on the cards, alludes to the cards used in fortune-telling. [Early 1800s] See also: card The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. in the cards Likely or certain to happen: My promotion to a higher position just isn't in the cards. See also: card American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. in the cards A likely or probable occurrence. The term refers to the cards of fortune-telling and began life as on the cards. It was well known by the time Dickens used it in several novels, as in Bleak House (1852): “It don’t come out altogether so plain as to please me, but it’s on the cards.” See also: card The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: be slated for (something) (one) should be so lucky bring (someone or something) under (someone or something) bring under be the making of (someone or something) be the making of someone/something big brass a mixed blessing be on cloud nine boss up
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