cards on the table

Example Sentences

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After enduring a near bank run in recent weeks, private credit is about to lay more cards on the table.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

I had so much built-up anxiety about facing my own numbers, but seeing my boyfriend lay his cards on the table gave me the courage to finally log in and look at mine.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

But instead of trying to find out who the traitors were, Matt shocked viewers by laying his cards on the table.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

In some cases, the cheating teams used poker chip trays that could secretly read the cards on the table.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

He set the deck of cards on the table.

From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold