house of cards

/haʊs əv kɑrdz/

/haʊs əv kɑdz/

Other forms: houses of cards

Definitions of house of cards

1. noun

   an unstable construction with playing cards
   synonyms: card-house, cardcastle, cardhouse

   type of:

   construction, structure

   a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
2. noun

   a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
   “his proposal was nothing but a house of cards”

   synonyms: bubble

   type of:

   scheme, strategy

   an elaborate and systematic plan of action