Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - house of cards
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House of cards
house of cards
Date: 1645 a structure, situation, or institution that is insubstantial, shaky, or in constant danger of collapse
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~ n 1 a plan that is so badly arranged that is likely to fail 2 an arrangement of playing cards built carefully but easily knocked over ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
{n. phr.} Something badly put together and easily knocked down; a poorly founded plan, hope, or action. * /John's business fell apart like a house of cards./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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