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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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 [...]
If you step on someone’s toes you say or do something that upsets or annoys them, especially by involving yourself in matters that are their responsibility.
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William Devane (James Heller) used the phrase “step on sb’s toes” while talking to Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer) in the season 4, episode 1 of [...]