the deck is stacked against (someone or something)
the deck is stacked against (someone or something)
To be unlikely to be succeed due to some existing circumstances, conditions, or obstacles that are likely to present difficulties. Tiffany wants to pursue a career in modeling, but she's only five feet tall, so the deck is pretty stacked against her. A lack of funding meant that the deck was stacked against their campaign from the start.
See also: deck, stacked
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- have the cards stacked against
- have the cards stacked against (someone or something)
- have the cards stacked up against (someone or something)
- have the deck stacked against
- have the deck stacked against (someone or something)
- odds are against one
- the cards are stacked against (someone or something)
- the odds are against (someone or something)
- the odds are stacked against (someone or something)
- cards are stacked against