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Definition of House of cards
1. Noun. A speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control. "A real estate bubble"
2. Noun. An unstable construction with playing cards. "He built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
Definition of House of cards
1. Noun. A structure made by laying cards perpendicularly on top of each other ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) A structure or argument built on a shaky foundation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com