play one's cards close to one's chest
- play one's cards close to one's chest
play one's cards close to one's chest & play one's cards close to one's vest & keep one's cards close to one's chest & keep one's cards close to one's vest
Fig. to keep to oneself or be very cautious in one's dealing with people. (As if one were playing cards and not permitting anyone to see any of the cards.) •
He is very cautious. He plays his cards close to his chest.
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You seem to be playing your cards close to your vest.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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play/hold/keep your cards close to the/your chest/vest — to keep your plans, ideas, etc., hidden from other people No one knows if he s going to run for reelection. He s still playing his cards close to his chest. • • • Main Entry: ↑card … Useful english dictionary
play one's cards close to one's chest — To conceal one s full intentions ● card * * * I play (or keep) one s cards close to one s chest (or vest) informal be secretive and cautious about one s intentions II see ch … Useful english dictionary
play one's cards close to one's chest — ► keep (or play) one s cards close to one s chest informal be extremely secretive about one s intentions. Main Entry: ↑chest … English terms dictionary
play (or keep) one's cards close to one's vest — see chest. → vest … English new terms dictionary
play one's cards close to one's vest — play (or keep) one s cards close to one s vest see chest … Useful english dictionary
keep one's cards close to one's chest — ► keep (or play) one s cards close to one s chest informal be extremely secretive about one s intentions. Main Entry: ↑chest … English terms dictionary
keep (or play) one's cards close to one's chest (or US vest) — informal be extremely secretive about one s intentions. → chest … English new terms dictionary
play something (or one's cards) close to one's chest — Act circumspectly or secretively in something … A concise dictionary of English slang
chest — ► NOUN 1) the front surface of a person s body between the neck and the stomach. 2) the circumference of a person s upper body. 3) a large strong box for storage or transport. 4) Brit. the treasury or financial resources of an institution. ● get… … English terms dictionary
play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games … Dictionary of contemporary English
close — 1 verb 1 SHUT (I, T) to shut something so that there is no longer a space or hole, or to become shut in this way: Ann closed her book and stood up. | close a door/window/gate: Would you mind if I closed the window? | close the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
