put one's cards on the table

put one's cards on the table
lay one's cards on the table & put one's cards on the table
Fig. to be very candid about one's position on some issue. (Alludes to laying playing cards on the table, face up, showing the cards.) •

All right. Let's lay our cards on the table and speak very candidly about this matter.

It's time we put our cards on the table and spoke honestly.

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See: LAY ONE'S CARDS ON THE TABLE.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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