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

"The only right course of action now is to put all the cards on the table."

From BBC • Feb. 3, 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

He set the deck of cards on the table.

From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold