lay one's cards on the table

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[lay one's cards on the table] or [lay down one's cards] or [put one's cards on the table] {v. phr.}, {informal} To let someone know your position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickery or secrets.

* /In talking about buying the property, Peterson laid his cards on the table about his plans for it./

* /Some of the graduates of the school were unfriendly toward the new superintendent, but he put his cards on the table and won their support./

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	{informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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