stack the cards: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  USUKglobalinformalidiomatic
  • To arrange conditions, information, or elements unfairly so as to ensure a particular outcome; to rig or manipulate a situation.
  • To give someone an undue advantage by organizing circumstances in their favor.

  Examples

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  • The company was accused of stacking the cards by hiding negative reviews from customers.

    La empresa fue acusada de manipular la situación ocultando reseñas negativas de los clientes.

  • If you stack the cards in your favor, the competition isn’t really fair anymore.

    Si manipulas las condiciones a tu favor, la competencia deja de ser justa.

  • They stacked the cards by giving insider information only to select bidders during the auction.

    Manipularon la situación al dar información privilegiada solo a ciertos postores durante la subasta.

  • I refused to stack the cards against the new employee because fairness is important to me.

    Me negué a manipular la situación en contra del nuevo empleado porque la justicia es importante para mí.