house of cards
/ˌhaʊs əv ˈkɑːdz/noun
उच्चारण हाउस अव कार्ड्ज़
ताश के पत्तों का घर
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noun
- 1
[C, usually singular]
a structure built by balancing playing cards against each other
ताश के पत्तों का घर
- The children built a house of cards on the table.
- A gust from the fan destroyed his tall house of cards.
- Aarav held his breath as he placed the last card on the house of cards.
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- The house of cards fell down when someone slammed the door.
- She spent the rainy afternoon building a house of cards with her brother.
- 2
[C, usually singular]
a plan, organisation or system that is so badly built or weak that it can easily fail
ताश के पत्तों का महल, कमज़ोर ढाँचा जो कभी भी ढह जाए
- The company's finances turned out to be a house of cards.
- His whole argument collapsed like a house of cards.
- The scheme turned out to be a house of cards and collapsed within a year.
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- Critics said the government's budget was a house of cards that could not survive scrutiny.
- Without honest accounts, the whole business is nothing but a house of cards.