idiom
stack the deck
STAK the DEK
stæk ðə dɛkListen
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Syllable breakdown
stackthedeck
Dictionary meaning
arrange circumstances unfairly in one's own favor before a contest or decision; rig a situation so that a particular outcome is predetermined; from the practice of secretly arranging a card deck before a game to guarantee winning hands
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