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a house of cards

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a house of cards
an organization or a plan that is very weak and can easily be destroyed The organization that looked so solid and dependable turned out to be a house of cards.
See also: card, house

a house of cards
an organization or a plan that is very weak and can easily be destroyed Their partners began to suspect that the company was a financial house of cards.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of house of cards (a small structure made of playing cards)
See also: card, house


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