cards

/ kɑːdz /

noun

1. (usually functioning as singular)

   1. any game or games played with cards, esp playing cards

   2. the playing of such a game

2. an employee's national insurance and other documents held by the employer

3. to be told to leave one's employment

4. US equivalent: in the cards. possible or likely

5. to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right )

6. to declare one's intentions, resources, etc

Example Sentences

“He loved giving people a little joy in their day,” Sanchini said, remembering Landau’s irreverent family Christmas cards.

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She said her son was held down by Foden, who "basically sat on top of him" for failing to put away a pack of playing cards.

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Right now he thinks these cards are stacked in favor of markets moving higher.

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Ahead of Tuesday’s special election, polling suggests he may have played his cards right.

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In the years following the height of the violence in 2004, Hemedti played his cards skilfully, rising to become head of a powerful paramilitary force, a corporate empire, and a political machine.

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