“Lay your cards on the table”
Tanım
To be honest and open about your plans or feelings.
Örnekler
Examples
“Let’s lay our cards on the table and discuss the real issue.”
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Konuşmaya başlaUse this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
Let’s lay our cards on the table and discuss the real issue.Compare with the original example
Let’s lay our cards on the table and discuss the real issue.
Write a two-line conversation using “Lay your cards on the table”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Lay your cards on the table" mean?
- "Lay your cards on the table" means to be honest and open about your plans or feelings.
- How do you use "Lay your cards on the table" in a sentence?
- Example: "Let’s lay our cards on the table and discuss the real issue."
- Should I interpret "Lay your cards on the table" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.