show one's cards

show one's cards
To reveal something previously concealed.

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  • show one's cards — ► show one s hand (or cards) disclose one s plans. Main Entry: ↑show …   English terms dictionary

  • show one's cards — phrasal see show one s hand …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • show one's cards — another way of saying show one s hand below …   Useful english dictionary

  • show one's cards — disclose one s plans He hasn t really shown us his cards yet so I don t really know what he wants …   Idioms and examples

  • show one's cards — revealed his intentions, showed what he had …   English contemporary dictionary

  • show one's hand — also show one s cards phrasal 1. to display one s cards faceup 2. to declare one s intentions or reveal one s resources …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • show one's hand (or cards) — disclose one s plans. → shoveler …   English new terms dictionary

  • show one's hand — ► show one s hand (or cards) disclose one s plans. Main Entry: ↑show …   English terms dictionary

  • show one's hand — reveal one s cards …   English contemporary dictionary

  • show one's hand — phrasal 1. : to display one s cards faceup 2. : to declare one s intentions or reveal one s resources * * * show one s hand To expose one s purpose • • • Main Entry: ↑hand * * * (in a card game) reveal one s cards ■ figurative disclose one s… …   Useful english dictionary

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