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Meaning of on the cards | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Likely to occur, probable.

idiomatic

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

on the carpet on the case on the cheap on the clock on the computer on the contrary

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