“摊牌”,本意指“把手里所有的牌摆在桌面上(lay one’s cards on the table, reveal one’s cards)”,后比喻“把事情的有关情况都向对方公开,表明自己的真实意图”,与英文习语“show one’s hand”意思相近,表示“to make one’s plans, intentions, ideas, or resources known to others, especially those that were previously hidden or kept secret”。

  • 在商务谈判中,关键是不要马上摊牌,否则你可能会失去最好的交易机会。
    In business negotiations, it’s important that you don’t show your hand right away, or you might risk losing out on the best deal possible.
  • 他们要是不肯摊牌,谈判就不会有进展。
    The negotiations will not make progress as long as they refuse to show their hand.

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