Definitions for house of cards
house of cards

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1. house of cards, bubblenoun

   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. house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastlenoun

   an unstable construction with playing cards

   "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"

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1. house of cardsnoun

   A structure made by laying cards perpendicularly on top of each other

2. house of cardsnoun

   A structure or argument built on a shaky foundation

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1. House of cards

   A house of cards (also known as a card tower or card castle) is a structure created by stacking playing cards on top of each other, often in the shape of a pyramid. "House of cards" is also an expression that dates back to 1645 meaning a structure or argument built on a shaky foundation or one that will collapse if a necessary (but possibly overlooked or unappreciated) element is removed. Structures built by layering in this way, such as Stonehenge, are referred to as "house of cards architecture", which dates back to the Cyclopean and Megalithic ages. The origin of the phrase is debated to be from the 18th century England but some believe that it has an American base.

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1. house of cards

   A house of cards refers to a structure, plan, or argument built on a shaky foundation or on weak or unstable grounds that can easily collapse or fail. The term is derived from the literal act of trying to build a structure using playing cards, which is a delicate and precarious activity due to the instability and lightness of the cards. Any small disturbance can lead to the structure's collapse, hence it is often used metaphorically in various contexts.

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1. House of Cards

   House of Cards is a 1990 political thriller television drama serial by the BBC in four episodes, set after the end of Margaret Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It was televised from 18 November to 9 December 1990, to critical and popular acclaim. The story was adapted by Andrew Davies from a novel written by Michael Dobbs, a former Chief of Staff at Conservative Party headquarters. Dobbs's novel was also dramatised for radio for BBC World Service in 1996, by Neville Teller, and had two television sequels. The House of Cards series was ranked 84th in the British Film Institute list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes in 2008.

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How to pronounce house of cards?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of house of cards in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of house of cards in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of house of cards in a Sentence

1. Marco Rubio:

   This is stuff from 'House of Cards,' it's not real life.

2. Leandro Cipoloni:

   Now the house of cards is coming down.

3. Leandro Cipoloni:

   Pelé was a persona non grata with the national team because of Hawilla's scheme. That shows you who was running the CBF's business under Ricardo Teixeira, now the house of cards is coming down.

4. Brandi Glanville:

   This season, when you are watching ‘Housewives,’ you get to see the Lisa I knew from Day One and how strategic and planning [she is], i feel like her whole house of cards is going to crash down.

5. Paul Ryan:

   I tend to avoid the shows that focus on politics, just to get a break from it all, i tried watching the first couple episodes of 'House of Cards,' but I thought it was way over the top. Members of Congress aren't anything like Frank Underwood. Most of us are far less interesting.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=house of cards
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/House_of_Cards
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Cards
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=house of cards