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a house of cards 不安定な建物、仕組み、計画

like a house of cards 砂上の楼閣のように

It could have acted on warnings that bankers were financing a house of cards, critics claim.

tamper with 〜を改ざんする、〜に手を加える

tamper with evidence 証拠を改ざんする

Milan judge ordered Gianpiero Fiorani, BPI’s boss, suspended from his job for 60 days, for fear that he might tamper with evidence.

wake up to 【句動】 〜に気付く、〜を悟る、〜で目を覚ます

wake up to the need to 〜する必要性に気付く
wake up to the stern realities 現実に目覚める

the Italian government is at last waking up to the scale of the dodgy manoeuvres to gain control of Antonveneta.

get in on the action 【1】 仲間に加わる 【2】 （人の分け前にあずかろうとして）参加する、参入する、一枚加わる、一口乗る

The urge is to get in on the action. UAE stock indices are up by 90% this year, with the price-to-earnings ratio of listed firms now wobbling at an average of 35.