house of cards

English

Noun

house of cards (plural houses of cards)

1. A structure made by laying cards perpendicularly on top of each other
2. (idiomatic) A structure or argument built on a shaky foundation

Translations

structure made by laying cards perpendicularly on top of each other

Finnish: korttitalo (fi) French: château de cartes (fr) m. German: Kartenhaus (de) n.

Italian: castello di carte (it) n. Spanish: castillo de cartas (es) m.

structure or argument built on a shaky foundation

Finnish: korttitalo (fi)

Italian: castello di carte (it) n.