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Dice Loaded Work Disadvantage Succeed I Applied Job

Phrase/Idiom the dice are loaded against someone
Definition If everything seems to work to your disadvantage and you are not likely to succeed, the dice are loaded against you.
Example I applied for the job, but being over fifty, the dice were loaded against me.

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