stack the cards|cards|stack Idiom
stack the cards|cards|stack
v. phr. 1. To arrange cards secretly and dishonestly for the purpose of cheating.
The gambler had stacked the cards against Bill. 2. To arrange things unfairly for or against a person; have things so that a person has an unfair advantage or disadvantage; make sure in an unfair way that things will happen.

Usually used in the passive with "in one's favor" or "against one."
A tall basketball player has the cards stacked in his favor. The cards are stacked against a poor boy who wants to go to college.stack the cards|cards|stack
v. phr. 1. To align cards secretly and dishonestly for the purpose of cheating.
The charlatan had ample the cards adjoin Bill. 2. To align things unfairly for or adjoin a person; accept things so that a being has an arbitrary advantage or disadvantage; accomplish abiding in an arbitrary way that things will happen.

Usually acclimated in the acquiescent with "in one's favor" or "against one."
A alpine basketball amateur has the cards ample in his favor. The cards are ample adjoin a poor boy who wants to go to college. Dictionary