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house of cards

English

  1. 🔊 an unstable construction with playing cards
    “he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed”
  2. 🔊 a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
    “his proposal was nothing but a house of cards”

Similar words

cardhouse card-house cardcastle bubble breakers ahead bubble cambric tea cardhouse cause for alarm china cobweb crisis danger dangerous ground dishwater eggshell emergency endangerment gaping chasm gathering clouds glass glass house gossamer gruel