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build on sand
verb
To put something in an unstable position by failing to give it a secure foundation.
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The benefits of chance are perishable; if you build on them, you build on sand.
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The world's tallest building is literally built on sand.
It's a foundation built on sand -- and it's certainly not where one wants to be if they truly want a healthy and loving relationship.
THE computer industry is built on sand.
It is a mansion built on sand.
Your 'order' is built on sand.
Except it was all built on sand.
It was all built on sand.
Yet was the whole market built on sand?
The modern Supreme Court opinion is increasingly built on sand.
Otherwise, the Care Act will be built on sand.
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