stack the odds against (someone)

idiom

: to make it less likely for someone to win, succeed, etc.

His drug use was stacking the odds against him giving him no chance of finding a good job.

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In lengthy feuds between bitter rivalries that extend for months and result in numerous matches, the best and most logical booking is to stack the odds against the babyface. —

Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 Dave Meador recognized that the rules for inducting older players stack the odds against them. —

Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023 Sportsbooks are bullish about the big game, in part because some of the trendiest ways to wager stack the odds against customers even more than usual. —

Danny Funt, WSJ, 11 Feb. 2023 Whatever the reason, the high rate of failure does seem to stack the odds against budding tech entrepreneurs. —

Marius Mihalec, Forbes, 5 May 2021

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