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bitch n. the queen at cards and at chess. (Mostly jocular.)You dealt me the bitch.And I take your bitch. deuce n. the two in playing cards.If I could only get a deuce.Ah, here's the deuce I need. girl n. the queen of playing cards.What I needed in that last hand was the girl.Come on, dealer, I need that girl!
cards noun► on the cardslikely, probable UK, 1849
idiomcards► the odds/cards are stacked against sbhold all the cards(also hold most of the cards)to have all or most of the advantages in a particular situation so that you can control what happens:She knew her argument wasn't very strong, and anyway it wouldn't matter what she said because Donner held all the cards.The Americans hold most of the cards in the technology for this kind of circuitry, controlling 85 per cent of the £100m worldwide market. if sb plays his/her cards rightused in order to say that if someone deals with a situation in an intelligent way, they will be successful in getting what they want:If you play your cards right, you might even get Cobb to give you more money.He leaned back in the chair, thinking - this could work out fine, if I play my cards right.sth is on the cards BrEBrEsth is in the cards AmEused in order to say that something will probably happen:Closing the facility at Everton has been on the cards for so long, I think people just want it to happen so they don't have to worry any more.Some banks have experimented with opening on Sunday, but industrywide expansion into Sunday banking probably is not in the cards.play/keep your cards close to your chest(also play/keep your cards close to your vest)to keep your plans, thoughts, or feelings secret:A week before the vote, several of the councillors are undecided or playing their cards close to their chest.Rosing, known for keeping his cards close to his vest, declined to discuss specific products or his company's intended customers.put/lay (all) your cards on the tableto tell people what your plans or feelings are in an honest way without keeping anything secret:We decided that we would ask them what they could offer us first before we put our cards on the table.I've laid all my cards on the table and told you exactly how I feel. Now it's your turn.
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*cardFig. an entertaining and clever person who says or does funny things. (*Typically: act like ~; be ~.) He is such a card. Always making jokes. Mary is a card, and she has to learn to take things seriously sometimes. card verbcard1. n. a funny person. Britney is such a card. She cracks me up. 2. tv. to check people’s ID cards for age or other eligibility. (see also carded.) They card everybody at the football games, even the parents. 3. Go to phish. |