House Of Cards (Noun)
Meaning 1
An unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The child's house of cards came crashing down as soon as her brother walked by.
- The architect's design was criticized for being a house of cards, with many predicting its collapse.
- After hours of careful construction, the house of cards finally stood tall, but only for a few seconds.
- The company's financial empire was revealed to be a house of cards, built on deceit and corruption.
- The magician's house of cards was an impressive sight, but it required great skill to keep it from toppling over.
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- His proposal was nothing but a house of cards that was sure to collapse once it faced reality.
- Their financial projections relied heavily on investor interest, which was really just a house of cards that would eventually crumble.
- If it couldn't even pass scrutiny under parliamentary audit then his flagship healthcare project might very well end as another tragic tale, namely - nothing short of 'the fall of another false confidence scam but thinly reposed,' House Of Cards story put live .
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