house of cards

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house of cards Meaning of "house of cards"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
  2. (n) an unstable construction with playing cards

Synonym(s)

cardcastle, cardhouse, bubble

Usage(s):

  1. Even a house of cards, the GAO implies, can appear stable in a snapshot.
  2. In a state that worshipped condo-flippers as great entrepreneurs, it was all a house of cards waiting to be blown down when the housing bubble burst.
  3. Well, that's one house of cards that just collapsed.
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