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