| 单词 | house of cards |
| 释义 | house of cardssingular noun [usu a N] If you say that a system, organization, or plan is a house of cards, you mean that it is likely to fail or collapse. The film is a house of cards. If one scene fails to hold, the entire credibilityof the film comes crashing down. house of cards in British Englishnoun 1. a tiered structure created by balancing playing cards on their edges 2. an unstable situation, plan, etc house of cards in American English any flimsy structure, plan, etc. Examples of 'house of cards' in a sentence |
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