| 单词 | pack of cards |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspack of cards b. pack of cards: in similative expressions as the type of something flimsy or liable to collapse. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [noun] > weak substance or thing butterflyc1390 lath1633 bulrush1646 matchstick1791 pack of cards1855 bandbox1875 1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South (ed. 2) II. xv. 339 His agent had largely trusted a house in the American trade, which went down, along with several others, just at this time, like a pack of cards. 1920 E. P. Oppenheim Peter Ruff & Double-Four ii. xi. 423 The house was crumbling like a pack of cards, and louder even than the thunder of the falling structure was the roar of the red flames. 1960 Times 11 Jan. 16/3 With Emery's second goal, all the hopes of Ipswich collapsed like a pack of cards. < as lemmas |
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