house of cards
noun phrase
: a structure, situation, or institution that is insubstantial, shaky, or in constant danger of collapse
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During the journey, Vidmar, LaMont, Rueda and Phalen built a house of cards and the first player to topple the deck would lose their vote.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Notre-Dame’s walls somehow didn’t collapse like a house of cards, as firefighters feared.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Those with allegiance to Trump seem to be building America on a moral house of cards.
—Matthew Liptak, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
Until Gilmore signed, the group, in general, felt a bit like a house of cards.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Notre-Dame’s walls somehow didn’t collapse like a house of cards, as firefighters feared.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Those with allegiance to Trump seem to be building America on a moral house of cards.
—Matthew Liptak, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
Until Gilmore signed, the group, in general, felt a bit like a house of cards.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
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“House of cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20of%20cards. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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