"show one's cards" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-show one's cards.ogg [Australia] Forms: shows one's cards [present, singular, third-person], showing one's cards [participle, present], showed one's cards [past], shown one's cards [participle, past], showed one's cards [US, also, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|show<,,,shown:􂀿US also􂁀> one's cards}} show one's cards (third-person singular simple present shows one's cards, present participle showing one's cards, simple past showed one's cards, past participle shown one's cards or (US also) showed one's cards)
  1. (idiomatic) To reveal something known to oneself but previously concealed from others, especially regarding one's own plans or resources. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: show one's hand Related terms: let the cat out of the bag, put one's cards on the table, tip one's hand, unmask one's batteries Translations (to reveal): näyttää korttinsa (Finnish), wykładać karty na stół [imperfective] (Polish), wyłożyć karty na stół [perfective] (Polish), раскры́ть ка́рты (raskrýtʹ kárty) [perfective] (Russian), trình làng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-show_one's_cards-en-verb-dWEvs3kL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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