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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

We’ll put our cards on the table: Booker is a fine senator, but he’s a ham.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2025

Teresita turned the three cards on the table upside down and leaned over to get a better look at them.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall