"stack the cards" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 做手脚（操控结果）

Definition

通过作弊或安排，使结果对某人不公平地有利；本意为在游戏中偷偷调整牌的顺序。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多为比喻，指在现实中暗中操纵，让某人不公平地占优。常见于'...against/in favor of someone'。口语表达，偶尔会用'stack the deck'。不用于正常、公平竞争。

Examples

She tried to stack the cards so she would win the game.

她试图**做手脚**让自己赢得比赛。

It's not fair to stack the cards against other players.

对其他玩家**做手脚**是不公平的。

When you stack the cards, you break the rules of the game.

**做手脚**时，你就违反了游戏规则。

Sometimes, the system stacks the cards against people from poor neighborhoods.

有时候，体制会**做手脚**，让贫困社区的人处于劣势。

I feel like life has stacked the cards in his favor ever since he got that big job.

我觉得自从他找到那份好工作后，生活就一直在**对他做手脚**让他受益。

No matter how hard you try, you can't win if someone stacks the cards against you.

无论你怎么努力，如果有人**做手脚**对付你，你也不可能赢。