Part of the hand we're dealt
Not everything that raises our migraine risk level is within our control. Some of these factors are genetic, embedded within our DNA and part of the hand we’re dealt when we’re born.
--- What does it mean "part of the hand we're dealt" in this context?
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"the hand we're dealt" literally refers to playing cards that we are dealt in a card game. It is used as a metaphor for something that we receive but have no control over, and then have to live with or cope with.
- "the hand we're dealt" literally refers to playing cards that we are dealt in a card game.
- It is used as a metaphor for something that we receive but have no control over, and then have to live with or cope with.
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"the hand we're dealt" literally refers to playing cards that we are dealt in a card game. It is used as a metaphor for something that we receive but have no control over, and then have to live with or cope with.
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