house of cards, n.
(houses of cards)
(houses of cards)
an unstable construction with playing cards
<noun.artifact>
card-house cardcastle cardhouse house of cards
sample sentences
"he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
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a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
<noun.cognition>
bubble house of cards
sample sentences
"his proposal was nothing but a house of cards""a real estate bubble"
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