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le château de cartes

/ʃa.to d(ə) kaʁt/ noun · masculine C2
  1. house of cards · s'écrouler, s'effondrer, tomber comme un château de cartes to crumble like a house of cards, to fall apart like a house of cards
  2. house of cards (something built on a shaky foundation) (figuratively)
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