put your cards on the table

Nghĩa

to be honest about what you think and want

Nói thẳng điều mình nghĩ và mong muốn.

Ví dụ

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.

Ngữ pháp

Chỉ put thay đổi: puts, putting; dạng quá khứ cũng là put. your đổi theo người; có thể dùng lay thay cho put.