put one's cards on the table

== English == === Alternative forms === lay one's cards on the table, place one's cards on the table, put it all on the table, put it on the table === Pronunciation === === Verb === 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) (idiomatic) To reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly. ==== Synonyms ==== show one's cards, show one's hand ==== Translations ====