PUT (OR LAY) ONE'S CARDS ON THE TABLE

Meaning of PUT (OR LAY) ONE'S CARDS ON THE TABLE in English

put ( or lay) one's cards on the table

be completely open in declaring one's intentions.

→ card

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TABLE — I. ˈtābəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tabule & Old French table; both from Medieval …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
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LAY — I. ˈlā verb ( laid ˈlād ; laid ; laying ; lays ) Etymology: Middle English leyen, leggen, from Old …
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CARDS — plural of card present third singular of card
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TABLE — — tableless , adj. /tay"beuhl/ , n. , v. , tabled, tabling , adj. n. 1. an article of furniture …
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PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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LAY — lay 1 /lay/ , v. , laid, laying , n. v.t. 1. to put or place in a horizontal position …
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PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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LAY — I. ˈlā verb ( laid ˈlād ; lay·ing ) Etymology: Middle English leyen, from Old English lecgan; akin to Old …
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PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
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CARDS — ~ Brit. informal documents relating to an employee, especially for tax and national insurance, held by the employer. → card …
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PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
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TABLE — / ˈteɪbl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FURNITURE 1. a piece of furniture that consists of a flat …
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PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
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TABLE — I. ta ‧ ble 1 S1 W1 /ˈteɪb ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
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ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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TABLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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LAY — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. laid) 1 tr. place on a surface, esp. horizontally or in the …
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TABLE — n. & v. n. 1 a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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LAY — v. & n. v. (past and past part. laid) 1 tr. place on a surface, esp. horizontally or in the …
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TABLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a …
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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LAY — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. laid) 1. tr. place on a surface, esp. horizontally or in …
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LAY — I. VERB AND NOUN USES /leɪ/ ( lays, laying, laid) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
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PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
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ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
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TABLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breakfast table/room ▪ The house has a large kitchen and a breakfast room. …
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CARDS — [noun] [U + singular or plural verb]Cards is any of a range of games played with cards, such as poker, …
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TABLE — Synonyms and related words : Domesday Book, account, account book, address book, adjourn, adversaria, album, alkali flat, alluvial plain, ambo, …
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CARDS — • ↑ be on the cards • ↑ hold all the cards • ↑ play your cards close to your …
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TABLE — n. 25B6; noun put the plates on the table : bench, buffet, stand, counter, work surface, worktop; desk, bar. See …
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PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
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LAY — n. 25B6; verb Curtis laid the newspaper on the table : PUT (DOWN), place, set (down), deposit, rest, situate, locate, …
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