How to Pronounce "house of cards"
expression
HOWSS-uhv-KARDZ
HOWSS-ov-KAHDZ
Definition
A structure, system, or plan that is weak and likely to fail if disturbed, often used to describe something that looks stable but is actually fragile.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhaʊs/ /ˈəv/ /ˈkɑɹdz
British English
hʌʊs/ /ˈɒv/ /kˈɑːdz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HOWSS-uhv-KARDZ
UK
HOWSS-ov-KAHDZ
Listen in Context
His business was a house of cards and fell apart quickly.
Their plan turned out to be a house of cards.
A house of cards can collapse at any moment.
The whole company was built like a house of cards — it was just waiting to fall apart.