put your cards on the table

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to be honest about what you think and want

자기 생각과 바라는 것을 솔직하게 밝히다.

예문

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.

문법

put만 형태가 바뀐다: puts, putting. 과거형도 put이다. your는 사람에 맞게 바꾸며 put 대신 lay를 쓸 수 있다.