card-house

• Estructura construida apilando naipes de manera inestable, usada a menudo metafóricamente para referirse a algo frágil o que está a punto de derrumbarse.

A structure built by stacking playing cards in a precarious manner, often used metaphorically to describe something that is unstable or likely to collapse.

1. Unstable structure of playing cardsB1informal

   A fragile structure built by stacking playing cards against each other, often used as a metaphor for something unstable or easily destroyed.

   castillo de naipes

   • The child carefully built a card-house on the table.
   • A single sneeze could knock down the entire card-house.
   • He spent hours constructing a card-house, only for it to collapse.

   Sinónimoshouse of cards

2. Metaphor for fragilityB2informal

   Used figuratively to describe a situation, plan, or system that is very unstable and likely to fail.

   castillo de naipes

   • Their financial plan was a card-house, ready to fall at the first crisis.
   • The political alliance was a card-house, crumbling under pressure.
   • His arguments were a card-house, easily refuted by evidence.

   Sinónimoshouse of cards

   Antónimosbedrockmainstaypillarrockstronghold