| 单词 | house of cards |
| 释义 | house of cardsSEE SYNONYMS FOR house of cards ON THESAURUS.COM nouna structure or plan that is insubstantial and subject to imminent collapse, as a structure made by balancing playing cards against each other: The scheme is so overly complicated that it's likely to prove to be just another house of cards. Origin of house of cardsFirst recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby house of cardshouse mouse, house music, house of assembly, house of assignation, House of Burgesses, house of cards, House of Commons, house of correction, House of Councilors, House of Delegates, house officer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for house of cards
British Dictionary definitions for house of cardshouse of cards nouna tiered structure created by balancing playing cards on their edges an unstable situation, plan, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with house of cardshouse of cards A weak and fragile structure, plan, or organization, as in Her scheme to reorganize the school sounds like another house of cards, or Jerry built his entire business on what turned out to be a house of cards. This metaphoric expression alludes to the structure made by balancing playing cards against one another. [First half of 1600s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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