His cards of lies are about to crumble

Yes, my friends, a triple malaphor in the media wilds was discovered by the intrepid malaphor hunter, Mike Kovacs. This beauty was found on the latest episode (Dec. 2, 2023) CBS crime show 48 Hours. Mike captured the malaphor in a sound byte:

This is a mashup of “house of cards” (a weak and fragile plan), “web of lies” (an intricate contrivance of deceit), and “that’s how the cookie crumbles” (accepting the way things happen or develop). The triple malaphor is like spotting the Spix’s macaw (Guy Moody will understand this). Well done, Mike.