house of cards

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	Definition:		[n]  an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed" [n]  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"
	Synonyms:		bubble, cardcastle, cardhouse
	See Also:		construction, scheme, strategy, structure
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