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House of cards

House of cards Meaning & Definition
House of cards Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of House of cards?

[n] an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
[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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for House of cards: bubble | cardcastle | cardhouse

Related Terms | Find terms related to House of cards: breakers ahead | bubble | cambric tea | cardhouse | cause for alarm | china | cobweb | crisis | danger | dangerous ground | dishwater | eggshell | emergency | endangerment | gaping chasm | gathering clouds | glass | glass house | gossamer | gruel | hair | hazard | ice | imperilment | jeopardy | matchwood | menace | milk and water | old paper | parchment | pass | peril | piecrust | pinch | plight | predicament | quicksand | reed | risk | rocks ahead | rope of sand | sand castle | storm clouds | strait | thin ice | thread | threat | water

See Also | construction | scheme | strategy | structure

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