Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lay one's cards on the table

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
lay one's -card-s on the table
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

lays one's cards on the table (present, singular) laying one's cards on the table (participle, present) laid one's cards on the table (participle, past) laid one's cards on the table (past)

Questions

What does lay one's cards on the table mean?
Alternative form of put one's cards on the table.

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