lay down one's cards

lay down one's cards
(lay down one's cards (тж. lay, place, play with, put или throw (all) one's cards on the table))
раскрыть карты, играть в открытую

Mr. Ventnor passed through a moment of indecision. Should he lay his cards on the table? It was not his habit, and the proceeding was sometimes attended with risk. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘A Stoic’) — Мистер Вентнор некоторое время колебался. Стоит ли ему говорить начистоту? Это было не в его привычках, да к тому же несколько рискованно.

Fouldes: "Look here, I'm going to play this game with my cards on the table." Lady Frederick: "Then I shall be on my guard. You're never so dangerous as when you pretend to be frank." (W. S. Maugham, ‘Lady Frederick’, act I) — Фоулдс: "Послушайте, я собираюсь играть в открытую." Леди Фредерик: "В таком случае я буду настороже. Вы ведь особенно опасны, когда притворяетесь прямодушным."

Pyle said, ‘I think I ought to put all my cards on the table. I'm not rich. But when my father dies I'll have about fifty thousand dollars...’ (Gr. Greene, ‘The Quiet American’, part II, ch. 1) — - По-моему, мне лучше выложить свои карты на стол, - заявил Пайл. - Я небогат. Но после смерти отца у меня будет около пятидесяти тысяч долларов...


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • lay\ down\ one's\ cards — • lay one s cards on the table • lay down one s cards • put one s cards on the table v. phr. informal To let someone know your position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickery or secrets. In talking about buying the property,… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • lay down one's cards — See: LAY ONE S CARDS ON THE TABLE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lay down one's cards — See: LAY ONE S CARDS ON THE TABLE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lay one's cards on the table — or[lay down one s cards] or[put one s cards on the table] {v. phr.}, {informal} To let someone know your position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickery or secrets. * /In talking about buying the property, Peterson laid his… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lay one's cards on the table — or[lay down one s cards] or[put one s cards on the table] {v. phr.}, {informal} To let someone know your position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickery or secrets. * /In talking about buying the property, Peterson laid his… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lay\ one's\ cards\ on\ the\ table — • lay one s cards on the table • lay down one s cards • put one s cards on the table v. phr. informal To let someone know your position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickery or secrets. In talking about buying the property,… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • put\ one's\ cards\ on\ the\ table — • lay one s cards on the table • lay down one s cards • put one s cards on the table v. phr. informal To let someone know your position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickery or secrets. In talking about buying the property,… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • lay, lie — Lay means to place and is a transitive verb requiring an object. Lie, in the context here, means to recline, is intransitive, and takes no object. I shall lay the rug on the floor. Please lie down here. The principal parts of lay are lay, laid,… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • lay — I. /leɪ / (say lay) verb (laid, laying) –verb (t) 1. to put or place in a position of rest or recumbency: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to bring, throw, or beat down, as from an erect position: to lay a person low. 3. to cause to subside: to lay… …  

  • lay — 1 /leI/ verb the past tense of lie 1 2 verb past tense and past participle laid 1 PUT SB/STH DOWN (transitive always + adv/prep) to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position: lay sth in/on/under etc: Laying my coat carefully on …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ …   Dictionary of contemporary English


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