show\ one's\ hand

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.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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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./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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