Como Pronunciar "house of cards"

expression

HOWSS-uhv-KARDZ

HOWSS-ov-KAHDZ

Definição

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.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈhaʊs/ /ˈəv/ /ˈkɑɹdz

Inglês Britânico

hʌʊs/ /ˈɒv/ /kˈɑːdz

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

HOWSS-uhv-KARDZ

HOWSS-ov-KAHDZ

Ouça em Contexto

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.