It's on the cards

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2016

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

An expression for when something is likely to happen. What's on the cards for you?

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC Learning English.
0:13.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak.
0:17.0	I'm Rob and I've won yet another card game.
0:20.0	Yes.
0:21.0	Hello everyone, I'm Faye, and I've just lost to him again.
0:26.0	It's not surprising.
0:28.0	You've been very distracted all morning.
0:30.0	Oh, there's a promotion coming up, and I wonder if I'll get it.
0:34.8	Well, you work hard, Faye, I'm sure a promotion is on the cards.
0:39.8	It's on the cards?
0:41.8	But I haven't been paying much attention to them. Which cards?
0:45.0	No, no, it's not actually written on any cards. It's just an expression.
0:50.0	In British English, we say something is on the cards or in the cards in American English
0:55.6	when we mean that something is likely to happen.
0:58.8	So you mean that it's possible and even likely that I'll get a promotion because I work hard?
1:05.8	Yes, here are some examples of how this expression is used.
1:09.8	Wage rises are on the cards in the UK.
1:15.0	There are now signs that things are getting better for ordinary British workers.
1:19.0	My son might be ready to settle down.
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