Used in various figurative expressions in which an enterprise is likened to a game of cards, esp. with allusion to a person's fate, luck, or lot in…
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释义 | society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] > reveal one's true character > one's plans or resources (5) to show one's cards1554 Used in various figurative expressions in which an enterprise is likened to a game of cards, esp. with allusion to a person's fate, luck, or lot in… to show one's cards1567 to show one's cards: †to provide evidence in support of a claim one is making (Obsolete); to allow one's plans or intentions to be known. Cf. to show… to show one's hand1843 figurative. To allow one's plans or intentions to be known. to put one's cards on the table1868 Used in various figurative expressions in which an enterprise is likened to a game of cards, esp. with allusion to a person's fate, luck, or lot in… Subcategories:— inadvertently (1) |
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