house of cards

英 [ˌhaʊs əv ˈkɑːdz]

美 [ˌhaʊs əv ˈkɑːrdz]

n.  不可靠的计划; 摇摇欲坠的组织; 用纸牌搭成的房子

牛津词典

noun

• 不可靠的计划；摇摇欲坠的组织
  a plan, an organization, etc. that is so badly arranged that it could easily fail
• 用纸牌搭成的房子
  a structure built out of playing cards

英英释义

noun

• an unstable construction with playing cards
  1. he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed
  Synonym:cardhousecard-housecardcastle
• a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
  1. his proposal was nothing but a house of cards
  2. a real estate bubble
  Synonym:bubble

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