house of cards
noun phrase
: a structure, situation, or institution that is insubstantial, shaky, or in constant danger of collapse
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But Laesch views much of that progress as a house of cards, with too many new businesses opening up that had no good plans for sustainability.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
This effect helps to loosen the strings of the overall economy and financial sector, but around this point asset prices are reaching incredulous levels as investor euphoria intensifies, drawing in further speculation, until prices then turn down, and the house of cards collapses in a crash.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But in many ways, this collapse was baked into its spectacular rise, when a flood of dumb money, pollyannaish entrepreneurs, and hungry journalists rushed to build an industry that would soon turn into a house of cards.
—Eric Benson, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
Advertisement The reality is that despite Putin’s tough guy bluster, Putin is a failure economically and militarily, and Putin’s house of cards is far more vulnerable than many realize.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
This effect helps to loosen the strings of the overall economy and financial sector, but around this point asset prices are reaching incredulous levels as investor euphoria intensifies, drawing in further speculation, until prices then turn down, and the house of cards collapses in a crash.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But in many ways, this collapse was baked into its spectacular rise, when a flood of dumb money, pollyannaish entrepreneurs, and hungry journalists rushed to build an industry that would soon turn into a house of cards.
—Eric Benson, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
Advertisement The reality is that despite Putin’s tough guy bluster, Putin is a failure economically and militarily, and Putin’s house of cards is far more vulnerable than many realize.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 Aug. 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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