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Stack the cards in one’s favor

DEFINITION

Unfair advantage. In poker if one has a stack of high value cards, they will easily win. (Compare to Inside track.)

“I wanted the promotion but the manager’s daughter has the edge over me because the  cards are stacked  in her favor.”

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