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house of cards
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As a noun, house of cards means a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control.
Meanings of house of cards
2 meaningsnoun
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”
Similar: bubbleAn unstable construction with playing cards
“he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed”
Similar: cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle
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noun: a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors tha…
noun: an unstable construction with playing cards
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