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be on the cards
UK (US be in the cards)Definition
› to be likely to happen: Do you think marriage is on the cards? → See also cash card → See also charge card → See also Christmas card → See also credit card → See also debit card → See also phone card → See also smart card → See also swipe card → See also trump card → See also wild card
(Definition of be on the cards from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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