put one's cards on the table (English, verb)
expansion: put one's cards on the table (third-person singular simple present puts one's cards on the table, present participle putting one's cards on the table, simple past and past participle put one's cards on the table)
Senses:
glosses: To reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: puts one's cards on the table
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: putting one's cards on the table
tags: participle
present
form: put one's cards on the table
tags: participle
past
form: put one's cards on the table
tags: past
form: lay one's cards on the table
tags: alternative
form: place one's cards on the table
tags: alternative
form: put it all on the table
tags: alternative
form: put it on the table
tags: alternative