card house
The term "card house" can be both a literal structure made from playing cards and a metaphor for something fragile and unstable.
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Definition
B2Recreation
(general)A structure created by stacking playing cards, which is very delicate and can fall apart easily.
Example
- She spent hours building a card house, only for it to collapse with a slight breeze.
C1Metaphor
(figurative)A metaphor for a plan, organization, or system that is weak and likely to fail.
Example
- The company's rapid expansion turned out to be a card house that crumbled under financial pressure.
- His elaborate excuse was nothing but a card house that fell apart when questioned.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "card house":
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