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American English has many expressions that come from card games.
It's going to rain all weekend.
How am I going to have my lawn care party now?
Yeah, that's not the kind of activity you can bring indoors.
Maybe a party is not in the cards, Anna.
Jonathan, so many people wanted to work outside for me in the hot, hot sun.
I bet.
If something is not in the cards, it is not likely to happen.
People also say in the cards to mean something is likely to happen.
