turn of the cards
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Accompanied by Mr. Litsinger's nephew Fred, a timid youth of 27, she met the gamblers, who inveigled the young man into staking the money on a turn of the cards.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps there are reasons why the roll of the dice and turn of the cards sometimes appear to obey the bettor's will.
From Time Magazine Archive
So when I saw this weak one staking his money against them, Betting upon the turn of the cards, I knew what was coming: They never left their pigeons a single feather to fly with.
From Poems by Howells, William Dean
He was too good a gambler to resent, in a fair game, the turn of the cards against him.
From The Seventh Noon by Frederick, Edmund
"He's called the turn of the cards," Mundy offered.
From The Guarded Heights by Camp, Wadsworth
