on the cards

介词短语

英文释义

介词短语
  1. Likely to occur, probable. idiomatic
    — "After all, there are two ends to every stick," he reminded her, "and it's quite on the cards for mine to be the one that next waggles. […]"

词形变化

in the cards alternative

词源

Originally referring to the predictions of fortune-tellers using cards.
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