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lay/put cards on the table

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lay/put your cards on the table

to tell someone honestly what you think or what you plan to do. I'll put my cards on the table: I don't like the way you've been behaving. She thought it was time to put her cards on the table and tell him that she had no intention of marrying him.

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lay to rest
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lay/put cards on the table
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