tip one's hand
Втр, 2009-04-21 03:12 — Fenya
Example 1: The Justice Department wouldn't tip its hand by saying what its next move…would be (Coll.Dict)
tip one's hand AND tip one's mitt (accidentally reveal one's intentions, opinions or resources) — проболтаться, проговориться, выболтать свои намерения, планы; случайно выдать свои планы, просыпаться
Example 2: I couldn't ask without tipping my hand so I just waited her out, hoping to pick up what I could.
see also
[tip one's hand]
[let something slip] (out)
[spill the beans]
[let the cat out of the bag]
cf.:
[spill one's guts]
[crack under pressure]
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This idiom probably alludes to holding one's hand in such a way that others can see the cards one is holding. (Answers.com)
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Spill the beans means the
Spill the beans means the same.