any
flimsy structure, plan, etc.
Derived from a
game in which one uses cards to build a
house. Now, we just add to this little
house of cards just a little more steeply.
-Training Drills Demonstrated (5 July 1957) any
flimsy structure, plan, etc.
Derived from a
game in which one uses cards to build a
house.
any
flimsy structure, plan, etc.
Derived from a
game in which one uses playing cards to build a
house.
any
flimsy structure, plan, etc. From a
game in which one uses playing cards to build a
house.
n. something that is
thought of as insubstantial, fragile or insecure, and in
constant danger of collapse or
failure, as an unstable or potentially unsound
action, system, plan, etc. A
house of cards is literally a
house that is made of playing cards, such as those made by
children in
play. In such a
house the cards are placed on their edges and by
leaning the cards against each other and balancing them, walls can be formed. Cards are then laid across the walls to
form floors and so on. These structures are not usually very stable and one
bump can bring the whole creation down.