the odds are stacked against (someone)
成語所屬單字odds
the odds are stacked against (someone) — 慣用語
1. the conditions make it very hard for a person or group to succeed.
1.慣用語
釋義
情勢非常不利
the conditions make it very hard for a person or group to succeed.
例句
With no funding and no contacts, the odds were stacked against the young filmmakers.
The odds are stacked against any tenant fighting a big landlord in court.