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Stevenukd Posted 20 years ago
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Dear Teachers,

1. Everyone in the hospital came in to tell us that our son was not going to make it.

- "to make it" here means "to survive", right?

2. That's just the way parents are. It just seems as though the cards are stacked against you on this one.

- Does "the cards are stacked against you" have a figurative meaning here?

Thanks a bunch to Teachers,

Stevenukd.
  

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- "to make it" here means "to survive", right? -- Right. - Does "the cards are stacked against you" have a figurative meaning here?

— Mister Micawber

  • - "to make it" here means "to survive", right?
  • -- Right.
  • - Does "the cards are stacked against you" have a figurative meaning here?
  • -- It normally has a figurative meaning; it is an idiom, meaning to be at a disadvantage because of the situation, previous events, public opinion , etc .
  • IDIOM: have the cards stacked against one MEANING 1: One's opponent has an illegal hand.
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1.- "to make it" here means "to survive", right? -- Right.

2.- Does "the cards are stacked against you" have a figurative meaning here?-- It normally has a figurative meaning; it is an idiom, meaning to be at a disadvantage because of the situation, previous events, public opinion, etc .
IDIOM: have the cards stacked against one

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