house of cards
Example Sentences
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“When you combine this loss of brand love with an aggressive, debt-fueled expansion, you create a fragile house of cards.”
From MarketWatch
“When you combine this loss of brand love with an aggressive, debt-fueled expansion, you create a fragile house of cards.”
From MarketWatch
In other words, it’s a house of cards.
Jas believed it was only a matter of time before the house of cards came tumbling down.
From BBC
He also claimed it "collapses the house of cards that Tameside is her primary home".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
