show one's hand

show one's hand  {v. phr.}
To reveal or exhibit one's true and hitherto hidden purpose.
Only after becoming Chancellor of Germany did Adolf Hitler really show his hand and reveal that he intended to take over other countries.
Categories: hand verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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