House of cards Definition & Meaning

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House of cards

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

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

See Also | construction | scheme | strategy | structure

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