put your cards on the table

意味

to be honest about what you think and want

自分の考えや望みを率直に明かす.

例文

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.

文法

変化するのは put だけ：puts、putting。過去形も put。your は人に合わせて変わる。put の代わりに lay も使う。