shaky foundation

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

Describes a weak and unreliable basis for something.

foundationADJECTIVE + foundation

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shaky

Examples (10)

  • The plan rests on a shaky foundation and could collapse under scrutiny.
  • Their partnership was built on a shaky foundation, so it didn't last.
  • If your budget stands on a shaky foundation, the project will overrun.
  • She worries that the argument has a shaky foundation.
  • By ignoring user research, they laid a shaky foundation for the product.
  • The startup's rapid growth sits on a shaky foundation of hype.
  • Unless we fix the data pipeline, our forecasts will rest on a shaky foundation.
  • He admitted the case was built on a shaky foundation of assumptions.
  • That compromise provides only a shaky foundation for long-term peace.
  • At first it looked solid, but the proposal still stands on a shaky foundation.