house of cards

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house of cards Definition

• (n) a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"
• (n) an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"

house of cards Synonyms

• bubble
• card-house
• cardcastle
• cardhouse
• house of cards