show (one's) hand
Games To display one's cards with faces up

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

show one's hand
to disclose one's plans, reveal one's plans/intentions to someone

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show hand
show (your) hand
to tell people your plans or ideas, especially if you were keeping them secret before.
I'm a bit reluctant to show my hand at this stage in the proceedings.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

show one's hand
• show one's cards/hand
to disclose one's plans; reveal one's plans/intentions to someone
The buyer has not shown us his cards yet so we do not know what he wants.

I didn't want to show my hand but I was forced to tell my family about my plans to go overseas to study.

I tried hard not to show my hand during the discussions about my new job.

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show one's hand
v. phr. To reveal or exhibit one's true and hitherto hidden purpose.
Only after becoming Chancellor of Germany did Adolf Hitler really show his hand and reveal that he intended to take over other countries.

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