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show one's cards

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
show one's -cards
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reveal something known to oneself but previously concealed from others, especially regarding one's own plans or resources.

Inflected Forms

shows one's cards (present, singular) showing one's cards (participle, present) showed one's cards (past) shown one's cards (participle, past) showed one's cards (US, also)

Phrases

let the cat out of the bag put one's cards on the table tip one's hand unmask one's batteries

Frequently Paired Words

let the cat out of the bag put one's cards on the table tip one's hand unmask one's batteries

Synonyms

show one's hand

Questions

What does show one's cards mean?
To reveal something known to oneself but previously concealed from others, especially regarding one's own plans or resources.

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