house of cards
noun phrase
: a structure, situation, or institution that is insubstantial, shaky, or in constant danger of collapse
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Those are absences that could bring the house of cards down.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The house of cards may not tumble tomorrow, but not even Russia can keep fighting this way forever.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Gibson’s house of cards came crashing down in 2015, the same year journalist John Carreyrou began publishing his investigations into Theranos — the biotech company whose founder, Elizabeth Holmes, is now synonymous with bluffing one’s way to the top.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
And there’s only a matter of time until that house of cards comes tumbling down.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The house of cards may not tumble tomorrow, but not even Russia can keep fighting this way forever.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Gibson’s house of cards came crashing down in 2015, the same year journalist John Carreyrou began publishing his investigations into Theranos — the biotech company whose founder, Elizabeth Holmes, is now synonymous with bluffing one’s way to the top.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
And there’s only a matter of time until that house of cards comes tumbling down.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for house of cards
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“House of cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20of%20cards. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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