load the dice

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load definition


  1. n.
    as much liquor as one can hold. (See also loaded.) : Harry had quite a load of booze.
  2. n.
    a drink of liquor. : Can I have a load from your bottle?
  3. n.
    a dose of drugs; an injection of drugs. (See also loaded. Drugs.) : She shoots a load every day or two.
  4. n.
    a drug supply; a stash. (Drugs.) : If his load dwindles, he gets more easily.
  5. n.
    a large purchase of heroin. (Drugs.) : I've scored a load that'll last me a few days.
  6. n.
    an (old) car. (See also heap.) : Whose junky old load is that parked in front of the house?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

load the dice

Rig the odds so there is little chance for another person to win; cheat. For example, There's no way we can win this contest; they've loaded the dice. This expression is also put as the dice are loaded, as in There's no point in trying; the dice are loaded. This expression alludes to adding weight to one side or another of dice so that they will always come up with certain numbers facing upward. [Late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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