house of cards

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house of cards

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; bubble

    his proposal was nothing but a house of cards

    a real estate bubble

  • an unstable construction with playing cards; cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle

    he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed


English Idioms Dictionary

something badly put together and easily knocked down, a poorly founded plan/action The peace agreement between the two countries was like a house of cards and fell apart as soon as a minor problem occurred.