English-Finnish translations for house of cards

• korttitalo
  Silloin EU: n pyrkimykset ilmastoalalla romahtaisivat kuin korttitalo. The EU's plans for the climate would fall like a house of cards.
  Olette luoneet näennäisjuridisen rakennelman, joka on hutera kuin korttitalo. You constructed a quasi-legal case that is no more stable than a house of cards.
  Tutkimusryhmän päällikkö on itse kohteena ja korttitalo romahtaa. Then the chief investigator himself is targeted and the house of cards collapses.

Definition of house of cards

• A structure made by stacking playing cards in a pyramidal fashion
• A structure or argument built on a shaky foundation

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