Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the cards

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: on the -cards
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Likely to occur, probable.

Example Sentences

""After all, there are two ends to every stick," he reminded her, "and it's quite on the cards for mine to be the one that next waggles. […]""
"Wolves, sensing the comeback of all comebacks was on the cards, kept pressing and set up an exciting finish when Ronald Zubar's header was judged to have crossed the line, even though it appeared that Nigel de Jong had successfully cleared the effort."

Etymology

Originally referring to the predictions of fortune-tellers using cards.

Inflected Forms

in the cards (alternative)

Questions

What does on the cards mean?: Likely to occur, probable.
Where does on the cards come from?: Originally referring to the predictions of fortune-tellers using cards.

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