Meaning of HOUSE OF CARDS
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | bubble, cardcastle, cardhouse |
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| | See Also: | | construction, scheme, strategy, structure | |
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| | Definition: | | House of Cards
Sydney Rawlins is on the run with nowhere to go and no one to trust. Her brother is accused of murder and presumed dead, and a priceless piece of 200 year old art is missing. Refusing to give up hope, Sydney will do whatever it takes to find the truth even if it means losing her heart--and possibly her life--to a man with too many faces. Graham Montgomery is not who he appears to be and the fewer people who know this, the better. more details ... |
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| | Related Terms: | | breakers ahead, bubble, cambric tea, cardhouse, cause for alarm, china, cobweb, crisis, danger, dangerous ground, dishwater, eggshell, emergency, endangerment, gaping chasm, gathering clouds, glass, glass house, gossamer, gruel, hair, hazard, ice, imperilment, jeopardy, matchwood, menace, milk and water, old paper, parchment, pass, peril, piecrust, pinch, plight, predicament, quicksand, reed, risk, rocks ahead, rope of sand, sand castle, storm clouds, strait, thin ice, thread, threat, water |
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