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lay one's cards on the table
lay one's cards on the table или lay down one's cards или put one's cards on the table {v. phr.}, {informal}
Открыто сообщать кому-либо о своей позиции и интересах; вести дела честно; действовать без обмана или секретов.
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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Источник: A Dictionary of American Idioms
