دیکشنری فارسی

house of cards

معنی کامل و مثال‌ها

● (ساختمان یا طرح و غیره) پوشالی، سرهم‌بندی شده، سست بنیاد

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

From the literal meaning of a 'house' built from 'cards', which is inherently unstable and likely to collapse at any moment.

مثال

  • His lies created a house of cards that came crashing down around him.
  • The economy was a house of cards waiting to collapse.
  • Their relationship was like a house of cards, ready to fall at the slightest pressure.

ترکیب‌های رایج

House of cards collapses House of cards is Like a house of cards Built a house of cards

تعریف انگلیسی

noun
  1. 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”
  2. an unstable construction with playing cards “he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed”

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