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acardia[əʹkɑ:dıə]
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card Идиома

a card

(See such a card)

a full house (cards)

a pair plus three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our last game of poker, you dealt me a full house.

card

(See such a card)

card-carrying member

a regular member, a person on the membership list Only card-carrying members will be allowed to attend the meeting.

card up one

another plan or argument kept back and produced if needed I don

card up one's sleeve

another plan or argument saved for later I thought that the negotiations would be unsuccessful but my boss had another card up his sleeve that we didn't know about.

drawing card

entertainment to attract people, loss leader The community hired a comedian as a drawing card for the fair.

hit me (card games)

"give me another card; yes, I'll have another one" "The old man looked at his cards carefully, then said, ""Hit me."""

hold all the trump cards

have the best chance of winning, have full control It will be difficult to do well in the negotiations with him as he holds all the trump cards.

house of cards

something badly put together and easily knocked down, a poorly founded plan/action The peace agreement between the two countries was like a house of cards and fell apart as soon as a minor problem occurred.

in the cards

to be expected, likely to happen, predictable I think that a new company structure is in the cards but I can

lay one's cards on the table

let someone know one's position openly, deal honestly He laid his cards on the table during the meeting to dispose of the excess inventory.

play my cards right

behave in the best way, do the right things If you play your cards right at the interview, you should get the job.

put one's cards on the table

let someone know one's position openly, deal honestly It looked as if the meeting was going to fail so we put our cards on the table to give it one last try.

stack the cards

arrange things (unfairly) for or against a person They are stacking the cards against him with their constant demands for more and more qualifications for the job.

such a card

quite a joker, such a clown Greg tells the funniest stories. He is such a card!

trump card

something kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works Although we appeared to be very weak during the meeting we had some secret information as our trump card.

cardie

a cardigan

pull tha hold card

to call someone's bluff, catch someone in a lie

pull the hoe card

to bust the person who is cheating on you

lay down one's cards on the table

let sb． know your position and interest openly； act without trickery or secrets公开表明态度或意愿；行为光明正大
In talking about buying the property Peterson laid his cards on the table about his plans．彼得逊在购买那份产业时，明白说清了他置产的计划。

lay down/put one's cards on the table

lay put one's cards on the table

on the cards

probable可能的
They say war's on the cards．他们说有可能爆发战争。
It's quite on the cards that some message may come during the day．今天很可能会有消息。

the cards are stacked against one

Idiom(s): the cards are stacked against one

Theme: LUCK - LACKING

luck is against one. (Informal.)
• I have the worst luck. The cards are stacked against me all the time.
• How can I accomplish anything when the cards are stacked against me?

play one's trump card

Idiom(s): play one's trump card

Theme: STRATEGY

to use a special trick; to use one's most powerful or effective strategy or device. (Informal.)
• I won't play my trump card until I have tried everything else.
• I thought that the whole situation was hopeless until Mary played her trump card and solved the whole problem.

play one's cards right

Idiom(s): play one's cards right AND play one's cards well

Theme: SKILL

to work or negotiate correctly and skillfully. (Informal.)
• If you play your cards right, you can get whatever you want.
• She didn't play her cards well, and she ended up with something less than what she wanted.

play one's cards close to the chest

Idiom(s): play one's cards close to the chest AND play one's cards close to one's vest

Theme: SECRECY

[for someone] to work or negotiate in a careful and private manner.
• It's hard to figure out what John is up to because he plays his cards close to his chest.
• Don't let them know what you're up to. Play your cards close to your vest.

have the cards stacked against one

Idiom(s): have the cards stacked against one

Theme: LUCK

to have luck against one.
• You can't get very far in life if you have the cards stacked against you.
• I can't seem to get ahead. I always have the cards stacked against me.

stack the cards against

Idiom(s): stack the deck (against someone or something) AND stack the cards (against sb or sth)

Theme: OPPOSITION

to arrange things against someone or something. (Slang. Originally from card playing.)
• I can't get ahead at my office. Someone has stacked the cards against me.
• Do you really think that someone has stacked the deck? Isn't it just fate?

play one's cards well

play one's cards close to one's vest

Answers on a postcard

This idiom can be used to suggest that the answer to something is very obvious or that the person would really like to hear what people think.

Card up your sleeve

If you have a card up your sleeve, you have a surprise plan or idea that you are keeping back until the time is right.

Grey Cardinal

Someone who is a Grey Cardinal exerts power behind the scenes, without drawing attention to himself or herself.

Mark someone's card

If you mark someone's card, you correct them in a forceful and prompt manner when they say something wrong.

Put your cards on the table

If you put your cards on the table, you make your thoughts or ideas perfectly clear.

To be off someone's Christmas card list

"Oh dear. I think I'm off her Christmas card list after insulting her husband!"

Christmas card|Christmas|Xmas|card

n., slang, citizen's band radio jargon A speeding ticket. Smokey just gave a Christmas card to the eighteen wheeler we passed.

bingo card|bingo|card

n., slang A response card, bound into a periodical, containing numbers keyed to editorial or advertising matter, giving the reader the opportunity to send for further information by marking the numbers of the items he is interested in; such a card can be mailed free of charge. Jack thinks he is saving time by filling out bingo cards instead of writing a letter.

card up one's sleeve|card|sleeve

n. phr., informal Another help, plan, or argument kept back and produced if needed; another way to do something. John knew his mother would lend him money if necessary, but he kept that card up his sleeve. Bill always has a card up his sleeve, so when his first plan failed he tried another.
Compare: ACE IN THE HOLE².

drawing card|card|draw|drawing

n. The most important figure in a multi-person event; the top entertainer during a show; the best professor or researcher at a university, etc. During the concert series Barbra Streisand was the biggest drawing card. The biggest drawing card at many a university is the resident Nobel Laureate.

flash card|card|flash

n. A card with numbers or words on it that is used in teaching, a class. The teacher used flash cards to drill the class in addition.

house of cards|card|cards|house

n. phr. Something badly put together and easily knocked down; a poorly founded plan, hope, or action. John's business fell apart like a house of cards.

in the cards|cards|on the cards

adj. phr., informal To be expected; likely to happen; foreseeable; predictable. It was in the cards for the son to succeed his father as head of the business. John finally decided that it wasn't in the cards for him to succeed with that company.

play one's cards right|card|cards|play|play one's

v. phr., informal To use abilities and opportunities so as to be successful; act cleverly; make the best use of your place or skills. That millionaire started with very little but showed a skill in playing his cards right. People liked Harold, and he played his cards well and soon he began to get ahead rapidly.

put one's cards on the table|cards|lay down|lay do

v. phr., informal To let someone know your position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickery or secrets. In talking about buying the property, Peterson laid his cards on the table about his plans for it. Some of the graduates of the school were unfriendly toward the new superintendent, but he put his cards on the table and won their support.
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.
trump card|card|trump
n. Something kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works. The coach saved his star pitcher for a trump card. Mary had several ways to get Joan to come to her party. Her trump card was that the football captain would be there.
card in
card in
Sign in to one's place of business by use of a magnetic card, as in I told him I'd card in for him if he was late tomorrow. Similarly, card out means to sign out of one's place of business, as in I want to sneak out early, so could you please card out for me at the end of the day? This term arose in the 1940s with the invention of automated check-in systems.

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