2012.01.31(화) 태형 - House of cards

[기계과영어대빵(진희)]

House of cards

House of cards
- Something that is poorly thought out and can easily collapse or fail

A: What do you think of the new hotel tower that they built?
B: I wouldn't want to stay there. I think it's a house of cards.

A: 넌 그들이 지은 그 새로운 호텔 어떻게 생각해?
B: 난 거기 머물고 싶지 않아. 난 그거 바람만 불면 날라갈 집 같아.

Possible interpretation: Playing cards may be stacked together to form different things such as a house but can be blown away easily.