overplay one's hand (English, verb)
expansion: overplay one's hand (third-person singular simple present overplays one's hand, present participle overplaying one's hand, simple past and past participle overplayed one's hand)
Senses:
topics: card-games
games
glosses: To bet too much or play too aggressively based on one's excessive optimism in the quality of their cards.
glosses: To act too boldly due to overestimating one's advantage.
tags: broadly
figuratively
Forms:
form: overplays one's hand
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: overplaying one's hand
tags: participle
present
form: overplayed one's hand
tags: participle
past
form: overplayed one's hand
tags: past