fall of the cards
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Herman looked up from his game, though in the midst of warm utterance in his native tongue at the immediate perverse fall of the cards.
From The Wrong Twin by Harry Leon Wilson
Yes, yes; I see the fall of the cards.
From The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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 J.B. (Joseph Bowne) Elwell
Rules should be considered second to circumstances and to the fall of the cards.
From Bridge Axioms and Laws by J.B. (Joseph Bowne) Elwell
To Susan it seemed a little flat to sit here seriously watching the fall of the cards, deeply concerned in the doubled spade or the dummy for no trump.
From Saturday's Child by Kathleen Thompson Norris
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