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house of cards meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of house of cards at MeaningMonkey.org. house of cards meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.HOUSE OF CARDS noun
Definition of house of cards (noun)
- 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
- an unstable construction with playing cards
- "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
- synonyms: cardcastle, cardhouse, card-house
Source: Princeton University Wordnet