read 'em and weep
Behold my victory
Read 'em and weep is what you say when revealing a winning hand in poker—an invitation for opponents to see the cards and despair.
The phrase extends to any triumphant disclosure of results: I got the promotion. Read 'em and weep.
It combines gloating with mock sympathy, rubbing in a victory while pretending to console the losers.
Stiff paper rectangles
- handGrasping body part
- flushSame suit, five cards
- straightNot curved or crooked
- royal flushTop-ranking poker hand
full house · showdown · reveal · winner · pot · bluff · fold · ante
Smug triumph display
- braggingExcessive self-praise
- boastingExcessive self-praise
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
rubbing it in · showoff · swagger · triumph · dominance · humiliation · defeat · loser
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- jaw-droppingExtremely surprising or impressive
speechless · stunned · gobsmacked · bombshell · unveiling · dramatic · unexpected · undeniable
cards
Stiff paper rectangles
royal flush · full house · showdown · reveal · winner · pot · bluff · fold · ante · bet
gloating
Smug triumph display
mockery · rubbing it in · showoff · swagger · triumph · dominance · humiliation · defeat · loser · beaten
surprise
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
jaw-dropping · speechless · stunned · gobsmacked · bombshell · unveiling · dramatic · unexpected · undeniable · proof
read 'em and weepyou win
Admission of defeat
I fold · I concede · you got me · well played · good game
read 'em and weepgood sportsmanship
Honorable conduct in competition
concession speech · tip of the cap · taking the L · bowing out · no hard feelings
read 'em and weepbad beat
Improbable losing hand
busted · snatching defeat from the jaws of victory · crushed · devastated · heartbreaker
read, weep, reads, reading, reader, readers, readable, unreadable, readability