a house of cards

/ə ˌhaʊs əv ˈkɑːdz/NEUTRAL · B2
SA FILIPINO
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Literal na kahulugan: «bahay na baraha»

Kahulugan

a plan or organisation that could easily collapse

Plano o organisasyong madaling bumagsak.

Mga halimbawa

  1. 1Their business plan was a house of cards, built on one customer who could leave at any time.
  2. 2When the main sponsor pulled out, the whole festival collapsed like a house of cards.
  3. 3The timetable is a house of cards: if one teacher is ill, every class moves.
  4. 4Tom’s excuses fell apart like a house of cards once his sister told the truth.
  5. 5Is the new budget solid, or is it a house of cards that one bad month could ruin?

Grammar

Countable noun ito. Madalas itong ginagamit pagkatapos ng be o like, at ang mga verb gaya ng collapse o fall ang naglalarawan sa pagbagsak nito.

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