Lay your cards on the table

The phrase “Lay/Put your cards on the table” means to tell someone honestly what you think or what you plan to do.

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From TV shows, movies and novels

The Bold and the Beautiful

Antonio Sabato Jr.(Dante Damiano) used the phrase “lay your cards on the table” while talking to Ashley Jones (Bridget Forrester) in the popular TV show “The Bold and the Beautiful” as shown below:

Sex and the City

Bill McHugh (Ed) used the phrase “lay your cards on the table” while talking to Kim Cattrall (Samantha Jones) in the Season 2, Episode 8 (The Man, the Myth, the Viagra) of a popular TV show “Sex and the City” as shown below:

Tags: Ashley Jones, Kim Cattrall, Sex & the City, The Bold & the Beautiful