put your cards on the table

Sens

to be honest about what you think and want

Dire franchement ce qu'on pense et ce qu'on veut.

Exemples

1. 1Let's put our cards on the table: we can't afford the house you want.
2. 2Before we sign anything, I'd like you to put your cards on the table.
3. 3Aisha put her cards on the table and told her boss she'd leave without a pay rise.
4. 4Why don't you put your cards on the table and tell me what you really want?
5. 5The seller finally put his cards on the table: he needed the money by Friday.

Grammaire

Seul put varie : puts, putting ; le prétérit est aussi put. your s'accorde avec la personne ; lay peut remplacer put.