"I try to make works of art out of something everybody uses all day: dollar bills and quarters and credit cards.

VOA: special.2011.01.31

"And they exchange cards, they sometimes decorate nice little boxes so they can put valentines in each other's box in school."

VOA: special.2010.02.08

Smart card players, especially those who play for large amounts of money, closely watch the person who deals the cards.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

In everyday speech, holding your cards close to your vest means not letting other know what you are doing or thinking.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

She had been addressing Christmas cards, and the only thing that came to her mind was 'Merry' as in Merry Christmas."

VOA: special.2009.12.21

The president of the American Bankers Association says the legislation "changes the entire business model of credit cards."

VOA: special.2009.05.22

They want to be sure that he is not dealing off the bottom of the stack of cards.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

Also,schools are urged to consider limiting the number of places on campus where companies can market credit cards.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

But they called for investigation of a large number of reports of voter registration cards being sold.

VOA: special.2009.08.22

The idea is make the other players believe you have strong cards and are sure to win.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

You can do a better job of bluffing if you hold your cards close to your vest.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

In a time of economic downturn,it says, college students are depending on credit cards more than ever.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

And when someone tells you that the cards are stacked against you, he is saying you do not have a chance to succeed.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

The expression, dealing off the bottom, now means cheating in business, as well as in cards.

VOA: special.2009.11.22