Meaning of tip one's hand | Babel Free

Definitions

1. In card playing, to accidentally reveal one's cards or hand.
2. To inadvertently reveal any secret, particularly a secret that puts one at an advantage or disadvantage.
   figuratively

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Examples

“In Montreal, a 23-year-old pyromaniac tipped his hand by rushing into the fire station a few minutes before the gong rang, shouting: "Where's the fire?"”

“In a nearly 13-minute address, he did not tip his hand about what he might do next.”

“The questioning during the two-hour argument was mostly technical, and several conservative justices did not tip their hands.”

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