on the cards
Related to on the cards: To turn over a new leaf, at least, paint the town red, roughshod, up to par
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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
on the cards
BRITISH orin the cards
AMERICANCOMMON If something is on the cards, it is very likely to happen. Reform of the way hospitals and schools are funded is on the cards. He claims invasion was never on the cards. There's no need to look so surprised. It's been in the cards, as they say, for a long time. Note: This is a reference to Tarot cards, or to other cards used to predict the future.
See also: card, on
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
on the cards
possible or likely.This phrase, a North American variant of which is in the cards , probably refers to the practice of using playing cards or tarot cards to foretell the future.
See also: card, on
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
on the ˈcards
(British English) (American English in the ˈcards) (informal) likely to happen: With a rail strike on the cards for next week, airline bookings have been high.See also: card, on
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- be on the cards
- in the cards
- Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
- thereof
- under normal circumstances
- good bet
- a good bet
- a safe bet
- the chance, etc. of a lifetime
- of a lifetime