"lay one's cards on the table" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lays one's cards on the table [present, singular, third-person], laying one's cards on the table [participle, present], laid one's cards on the table [participle, past], laid one's cards on the table [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lay<,,laid> one's cards on the table}} lay one's cards on the table (third-person singular simple present lays one's cards on the table, present participle laying one's cards on the table, simple past and past participle laid one's cards on the table)
  1. Alternative form of put one's cards on the table Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: put one's cards on the table
    Sense id: en-lay_one's_cards_on_the_table-en-verb-Dh30TrnD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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