| 单词 | to overplay one's hand |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto overplay one's hand 3. transitive. Cards. To play (a hand) on the basis of an overestimate of one's strength. Chiefly figurative in to overplay one's hand: to spoil a good case, opportunity, etc., by excessive confidence in its outcome or in one's own abilities. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)] > over-estimate or overvalue to make much (also little, nothing, too much, etc.) of (or on)c1395 to make of (also on)c1449 to make fair weather of1537 over-reckon1537 overmind1571 overween1588 overprize?1589 overcount1593 overvalue1597 overrate1599 wondernize1599 overhold1609 over-cess1611 overweight1613 overthinka1618 over-title1620 overcast1622 overmeasure1625 over-sum1628 overesteema1639 overproportion1642 outbid1688 overcharge1711 overestimate1797 overreach1822 overplay1835 maximize1866 maximate1881 out-reckon1898 fetishize1934 1835 G. Daniel Virgil in London in Mod. Dunciad 158 But he, too eager, overplay'd his cards, I trick'd him. 1902 G. Ade Girl Proposition 69 Once there was a Steady who over-played his Standing and came within an Ace of losing his Home. 1927 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 21 105 Some of his lieutenants patently overplayed their hand. 1970 Asian Surv. 10 975 Overplaying the communal card..may not be in the best interests of the Shiv Sena. 1999 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 22 Mar. 37 David Wetherell is an avid poker player, but this time he may have overplayed his hand. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。