单词 | tip one's hand |
释义 | tip one's handSEE SYNONYMS FOR tip one's hand ON THESAURUS.COM Accidentally reveal one's intentions, as in He avoided any comments on birthdays for fear of tipping his hand about the surprise party. This idiom probably alludes to holding one's hand in such a way that others can see the cards one is holding. [Colloquial; early 1900s] Words nearby tip one's handtipcat, tipi, tip-in, tipoff, tip of the iceberg, tip one's hand, Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe and Tyler too, tippee, tipper, Tipperary The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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