"overplay one's hand" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: overplays one's hand [present, singular, third-person], overplaying one's hand [participle, present], overplayed one's hand [participle, past], overplayed one's hand [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|overplays one's hand|overplaying one's hand|overplayed one's hand}} 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)
  1. (card games) To bet too much or play too aggressively based on one's excessive optimism in the quality of their cards. Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-overplay_one's_hand-en-verb-rEXqwdny Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Topics: card-games, games
  2. (figurative, by extension) To act too boldly due to overestimating one's advantage. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-overplay_one's_hand-en-verb-~9xDDk8-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hot hand, know when to fold 'em, play one's hand right, push one's luck

Inflected forms

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