house of cards

纸牌屋,牌坊,卡片之家,卡片屋

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a structure or plan that is insubstantial and subject to imminent collapse, as a structure made by balancing playing cards against each other: The scheme is so overly complicated that it's likely to prove to be just another house of cards.

as inflimsy

Synonyms

This Congress will welcome more women than ever before at 19 percent of the House and 20 percent of the Senate.
Even internally in the House, women are not getting their fair shake.
He then provides some insight into his psyche - complete with Animal House reference.
Even the arguably more democratic House is only at 10 percent black members.
While 19 percent of the House is female, just one woman will get to chair one of its 20 committees.
It was a decayed house of superb proportions, but of a fashion long passed away.
A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
On the thirteenth of the same month they bound to the stake, in order to burn alive, a man who had two religious in his house.
Old Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.
It goes without saying that Ferns of all kinds are interesting plants to grow in the garden and house.

纸牌屋,牌坊,卡片之家,卡片屋

n.名词 noun

1
- : a structure or plan that is insubstantial and subject to imminent collapse, as a structure made by balancing playing cards against each other: The scheme is so overly complicated that it's likely to prove to be just another house of cards.

as inflimsy

Synonyms

This Congress will welcome more women than ever before at 19 percent of the House and 20 percent of the Senate.
Even internally in the House, women are not getting their fair shake.
He then provides some insight into his psyche - complete with Animal House reference.
Even the arguably more democratic House is only at 10 percent black members.
While 19 percent of the House is female, just one woman will get to chair one of its 20 committees.
It was a decayed house of superb proportions, but of a fashion long passed away.
A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
On the thirteenth of the same month they bound to the stake, in order to burn alive, a man who had two religious in his house.
Old Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.
It goes without saying that Ferns of all kinds are interesting plants to grow in the garden and house.