Definition
To reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly.
In Context
- ""We needn't either of us," she continued, "be concerned for the other's reasons, though I'm perfectly ready, I assure you, to put my cards on the table.""
- "I thought the time had come for me to put my cards on the table. I saw by this man's eye that he was the kind you can trust."
- ""Let's put our cards on the table. We think you're the man the police are looking for—the one described in the papers.""
- "Although Sharon has never put all his cards on the table, he's given plenty of indicators that in his vision, a Palestinian state comprises the 40-50 percent of the West Bank currently under PA jurisdiction."
Also Said As
- show one's cards
- show one's hand