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puts one's cards on the table

puts one's cards on the table is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's cards on the table.

Meaning of put one's cards on the table

Verb

put one's cards on the table (third-person singular simple present puts one's cards on the table, present participle putting one's cards on the table, simple past and past participle put one's cards on the table)

  1. (idiomatic) To reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly.
    • "We needn't either of us," she continued, "be concerned for the other's reasons, though I'm perfectly ready, I assure you, to put my cards on the table."1899, Henry James, chapter 4, in The Awkward Age

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What is puts one's cards on the table the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts one's cards on the table is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's cards on the table.

Words near puts one's cards on the table in the dictionary

  1. puts one past
  2. puts one's ass on the line
  3. puts one's back into
  4. puts one's best foot foremost
  5. puts one's best foot forward
  6. puts one's cards on the table
  7. puts one's ducks in a row
  8. puts one's feet up
  9. puts one's finger in a hole
  10. puts one's finger in the dyke
  11. puts one's finger on

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