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the deck is stacked against meI don't have a chanceRate it:

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few cards shy of a full deckmentally deranged; demented; insane.Rate it:

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all hands on deck!Nautical call for all ships crew to come topside and man their usual station. Work challenge or approaching gale threatens safety of crew and vessel.Rate it:

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one card shy of a full deckMentally deranged; demented; insane.Rate it:

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clear the deckMove out of the area of congestion, evacuate an area for safety's sake. Make way for emergency crews, Listen to the Boss.Rate it:

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deck outTo decorate.Rate it:

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deck outTo dress in fancy clothes.Rate it:

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hit the deckAnnouncement to ship's personnel via P.A. system to arise and leave sleeping quarters.Rate it:

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hit the deck!"Get Up!", "Get Outa The Sack", "Get Out Of Bed!"Rate it:

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not playing with a full deck(chiefly US, Canada) (of a person) Not acting completely sanely, or mildly mentally retarded or diminished.Rate it:

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play with a full deckTo behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable.Rate it:

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play with a full deckTo play a game with the availability of a team's full roster of players.Rate it:

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rearrange the deck chairs on the titanicTo do something pointless or insignificant that will soon be overtaken by events, or that contributes nothing to the solution of a current problem.Rate it:

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against the clockIn a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed.Rate it:

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against the lawIllegal, forbidden by law.Rate it:

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against the lawUsed other than as an idiom: see against, the, law.Rate it:

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rub up againstTo touch something with one's body.Rate it:

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work against the clockTo work very quickly because you know you only have a very limited period of time to do something.Rate it:

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stand up againstTo defy or challenge someone.Rate it:

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go up againstTo challenge someone.Rate it:

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pit againstTo set someone in opposition to someone else.Rate it:

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take againstTo stop liking someone. Become unfriendly.Rate it:

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tell againstTo serve as evidence which casts doubt upon.Rate it:

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cry out againstTo complain strongly, usually as a group.Rate it:

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against the grainTo sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.Rate it:

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run up againstBegin to encounter problems with someone or something.Rate it:

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a house divided against itself cannot standA group or organisation weakened by internal dissent will not remain united.Rate it:

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against the grainContrary to what is expected; especially, of behavior different from what society expects.Rate it:

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be up againstTo be challenged by someone or something stronger than oneself.Rate it:

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weigh againstTo be disadvantageous to someone.Rate it:

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turn againstTo rebel or oppose something formerly supported.Rate it:

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against the clockRunning out of time.Rate it:

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against the collarIn a tight spot.Rate it:

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hope against hopeTo continue to hope, even when what is hoped for seems unlikely or impossible.Rate it:

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up against itIn a very difficult position.Rate it:

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against all oddsDespite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability.Rate it:

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against the grainUnwillingly, reluctantly. It went much against the grain with him, i.e. it was much against his inclination, or against his pluck.Rate it:

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against the run of playContrary to the flow of the game.Rate it:

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against the worldTogether; as a group, unit, or couple.Rate it:

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beat one's head against a stone wallTo waste effort on a futile project.Rate it:

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bring up againstTo cause someone to have to solve a problem or deal with an issue.Rate it:

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dead set againstCompletely opposed, with no possibility of a change of mind.Rate it:

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give againstto attack or assaultRate it:

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give againstto impinge againstRate it:

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go againstTo violate; to breach; to break.Rate it:

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go againstTo be unfavourable to someone.Rate it:

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go againstTo be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle.Rate it:

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go againstTo oppose; to resistRate it:

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go against the grainTo defy convention; to do something in a manner that is unusual or out of the ordinary.Rate it:

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Go Against the GrainAnnoying people by saying or doing something in an unusual way, to arouse anger in someone by going against his willRate it:

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