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

One would think a collector as savvy as Hershiser wouldn’t open negotiations by placing all his cards on the table, but, hey, he’s the Bulldog and only one card in return will do.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

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

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2025

Isobel pushes the tangled path of the cards on the table around a bit.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern