HOUSE OF CARDS

• (noun) an unstable construction with playing cards

  "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"

  synonyms : card-house , cardcastle , cardhouse

• (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

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