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
“It can be a safe place where they put all their cards on the table so that there’s transparency,” said Marter, a financial therapist and author of “The Financial Mindset Fix.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 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
Eventually she tossed the cards on the table and said, “Fill them out or don’t. But if you don’t, no one will.”
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
