laying cards on the table
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- revealMake something visible
- transparencyState of being see-through
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
- pokerHearth implement for coals
confession · disclosure · candid · truth · bluff · hand · gamble · openness · straight · dealing · showing · secrets · vulnerable · frank · admission · chips · stakes · sincerity
transparency vs. concealment
laying cards on the tableholding back
Preventing forward movement
keeping mum · stonewalling · dissembling · keeping secrets · obfuscating
directness vs. indirectness
laying cards on the tablebeating around the bush
Avoiding direct communication
hedging · equivocating · speaking in riddles · mincing words · talking in circles