house of cards
noun phrase
: a structure, situation, or institution that is insubstantial, shaky, or in constant danger of collapse
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Crumble under pressure: Some people may fall like a house of cards with even a little pressure and responsibility.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
By Hans-Karl Eder Jovan built these five houses of cards using a total of exactly 90 playing cards.
—Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2024
If so, the argument went, the very foundations of mathematics would be flawed, and the entire subject would collapse like a house of cards.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
In the meantime, the structure of global health efforts is like a house of cards, highly vulnerable to prevailing winds.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2012
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
By Hans-Karl Eder Jovan built these five houses of cards using a total of exactly 90 playing cards.
—Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2024
If so, the argument went, the very foundations of mathematics would be flawed, and the entire subject would collapse like a house of cards.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
In the meantime, the structure of global health efforts is like a house of cards, highly vulnerable to prevailing winds.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2012
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“House of cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20of%20cards. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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