"in the cards" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-in the cards.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Referring to the reading of tarot cards to foresee the future. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the cards, {{en-PP}} in the cards
  1. (idiomatic) Destined or fated to happen; predicted or foreseen. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-in_the_cards-en-prep_phrase-hawjVsLA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "I don't think another child is in the cards for them."
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          "text": "You will not sell enough to put in your eye. It is not in the cards.",
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