英语词汇stack the deck的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	stack the deck
词源	stack the deck. Stacking the deck against someone is dishon- estly prearranging something against that person. The expres- sion has its origins in the age-old gambling practice of stacking a deck of cards, that is, prearranging them in order to cheat the other players.
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