a house of cards

/ə ˌhaʊs əv ˈkɑːdz/NEUTRAL · B2
中文对应近似对应
摇摇欲坠
字面意思: «纸牌搭的房子»

含义

a plan or organisation that could easily collapse

很容易垮掉的计划或组织.

例句

  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?

语法

可数。常跟在 be 或 like 之后;用 collapse 或 fall 等动词描述其垮掉。

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