house of cards

Example Sentences

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“The signature verification process in Maricopa County is a house of cards,” Lake said in a statement.

From Seattle Times

But Mr Murdaugh rejected assertions by Mr Waters that he was concerned about his "financial house of cards" collapsing.

From BBC

Soon afterward, oil prices cratered, collapsing Venezuela’s economic house of cards.

From Science Magazine

“It’s like a house of cards. You pull out one part, and the rest of it will fall,” McMaster said.

From Seattle Times

He added that “the contraption that the US had pieced together for Afghanistan has crumbled like the proverbial house of cards.”

From Washington Post