house-of-cards

Nouns

  • (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
    bubble,
  • (n) an unstable construction with playing cards
    • he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed
    cardcastle, cardhouse, card-house,

Synonyms

bubble cardcastle cardhouse card-house

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