| 单词 | to show one's game |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto show one's game ΚΠ 1554 J. Proctor Hist. Wyates Rebellion sig. G.viiiv One of them [sc. soldiers]..beganne to shewe hys game before all the cardes were full dealed: I meane to riffle and spoyle, whiche in dede was the determinate ende of theyr purpose, but the time was not yet come. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iii. xxxi. 110 Their common game at cards..is Primera, at which the King never shows his game, but throws his cards with their faces down on the table. 1666 R. Head Eng. Rogue (new ed.) lvi. 32 I pretended I knew not what to do, shewed my game to the stranger that looked over my shoulder. 1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 92 The most usefull knowledge is the art to dissemble. He that shews his Game, runs the risque of losing it. ?1720 Game of Quadrille 61 He who shews his Game can from so doing reap no other Advantage than only shortening the Length of the Deal. < as lemmas |
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