"play all your cards" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 亮出你的所有底牌

Definition

在想取胜或获得成功时，完全展示你的所有想法、计划或优势。通常用于不再保留，全部展示出来的情境。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常是比喻用法，语气较为口语化。多用于日常对话或生意谈判中。类似表达有“摊牌”、“亮底牌”。意味着冒险一次性公开所有策略。很少用于字面意义打牌时。

Examples

It's not smart to play all your cards at the beginning of the negotiation.

一开始谈判时就**亮出你的所有底牌**不是明智的。

She decided to play all her cards to get the promotion.

她决定**亮出她所有底牌**来争取升职。

I won't play all my cards until I know what he's planning.

在我知道他打算做什么之前，我不会**亮出我的所有底牌**。

If you play all your cards now, you might lose your advantage.

如果你现在就**亮出你的所有底牌**，可能会失去优势。

During the meeting, he refused to play all his cards and kept some ideas to himself.

在会议中，他拒绝**亮出他的所有底牌**，保留了一些想法。

Sometimes you just have to play all your cards and hope for the best.

有时候你只能**亮出你的所有底牌**，然后希望一切顺利。