VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

In the Cards

Meaning:

Likely; likely to occur

Examples:

  • Oh, I think we can assume that's in the cards.
  • Maybe having a baby isn't in the cards for me.
  • You can't change what's written in the cards, Mave.
  • Well, not of our own, that wasn't in the cards.
  • I guess Ruby didn't see that one in the cards.
  • Some things in life, David, just aren't in the cards.
  • Is there any money in the cards here?
  • I just don't think it's in the cards right now.
  • Gee, I don't know if it's in the cards, sir.
  • Greatness isn't in the cards for me.