stack the odds in (someone's or something's) favor
stack the odds in (someone's or something's) favor
To create, contribute to, or manipulate a situation in a way that results in an unfair advantage over someone or something else. (Likened to a bookmaker rigging the odds of a betting to ensure that they win and others lose.) With our two-day seminar, we'll teach you how to stack the odds in your favor in any business negotiation. These big corporations stack the odds in their own favor by having access to huge, high-level legal firms that can out-litigate any small time business that may stand in their way.
See also: favor, odds, stack
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- stack the odds against (someone or something)
- stack the odds in the favor of (someone or something)
- stack the cards in the favor of (someone or something)
- stack the deck in the favor of (someone or something)
- weight (something) against (someone or something)
- weight against
- weighted
- work (someone or something)
- work it
- play (something) off as (something else)