Definition of 'house of cards'

Noun

1. 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: bubble
2. an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
      Synonyms: cardhouse card-house cardcastle

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