house of cards

• n. 纸牌屋；不牢靠的计划

英英释义

Noun:

1. 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"
   

2. an unstable construction with playing cards;

   "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• bubble 气泡
• cardcastle 势必倾倒的建筑...
• card-house 卡片屋
• cardhouse (=cardcastle...