be on the cards

UK (US be in the cards)

Definition

C2 to be likely to happen: "So you think there'll be an election next year." "I think it's on the cards."Possible and probable

(Definition of be on the cards from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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always adverb (POSSIBILITY)
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