fall of the cards
Example Sentences
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When the fall of the cards reveals an unusual situation, unusual means must be adopted to meet it; and here your reason and common sense must come to your aid.
From Bridge; its Principles and Rules of Play with Illustrative Hands and the Club Code of Bridge Laws by Elwell, J.B. (Joseph Bowne)
Rules should be considered second to circumstances and to the fall of the cards.
From Bridge Axioms and Laws by Elwell, J.B. (Joseph Bowne)
It was the fashion of the day to stake house and lands, wealth, and even honour, upon the cast of the dice or the fall of the cards; but that Tom did not yet know.
From Tom Tufton's Travels by Everett-Green, Evelyn
Yes, yes; I see the fall of the cards.
From The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
They could even hear the soft fall of the cards and Sylvia's musical laugh in the background.
From The Wicked Marquis by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
