show one's cards

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Verb

show one's cards (third-person singular simple present shows one's cards, present participle showing one's cards, simple past showed one's cards, past participle shown one's cards or (US also) showed one's cards)

1. (idiomatic) To reveal something known to oneself but previously concealed from others, especially regarding one's own plans or resources.

   Synonym: show one's hand

Translations

to reveal

• Finnish: näyttää korttinsa
• Polish: wykładać karty na stół impf, wyłożyć karty na stół pf
• Russian: раскры́ть ка́рты pf (raskrýtʹ kárty)
• Vietnamese: trình làng (vi)

See also

• let the cat out of the bag
• put one's cards on the table
• tip one's hand
• unmask one's batteries