build on sand

短语

根基不稳

发音

AU

词形变化

building on sand builds on sand 三单 builds on sand built on sand building on sand 现在分词 built on sand 过去式 built on sand 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To put something in an unstable position by failing to give it a secure foundation.

    习语

    Loveless marriages often end in divorce because they are built on sand.

词源

From the Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders in Matthew 7:24–27.

来源：wiktionary