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What idiom means to keep a secret?
Keep it under your hat. Play your cards close to your chest. Don't let the cat out of the bag.
What does 'play it close to your vest' mean?
Also used as "play it close to your chest," this is a poker idiom. It refers to the practice of keeping your cards close to you so that nobody can see what you have. The idiom means to keep things to yourself, not to let everyone know what you are planning.There are many variations of this phrase. Variations include "play it/keep it close to your vest/chest" It is an idiom that means to keep the subject "it" closely guarded and to not share or disseminate the information easily. Example: "You can let them know that we are calculating a forecast for the next quarter but keep the preliminary earnings close to the vest".Most likely this was derived from the 19th century as a metaphor to card playing essentially telling one not to let others see their cards.The literal reference is to holding your playing cards close enough to your chest so that no one else can see them. The idea is to prevent others in the game from gaining a strategic advantage over you. You do this by not allowing them--or their possible confederates standing behind you--even a glimpse of your cards. Here is a snippet from Sinclair Lewis's Babbitt (1922), where the setting is a men's club: "He was a large man with hair en brosse, and he knew the latest jokes, but he played poker close to the chest." This is more than a factual description. The author is saying something significant about the man's character.
What does it mean when you dream of credit cards?
you should play lotto
What does this mean 'play it close to the hip'?
It means to "be discrete."
How can you play a good hand with the hand you were dealt?
Keep all of your cards very close to your chast and never show your hand.
When you play poker cards game and you have straight Aces in your hand what that mean?
suited aces
What does play your cards right mean?
A gambler will win at gambling if they play their cards skillfully. This is the origin of the above phrase, for instance someone may say to a boy who is keen on a girl. "If you play your cards right you will be in there", meaning if you make the correct moves you have a chance of getting the girl to go out with you.
How do you say to play cards in spanish?
to play cards = jugar barajas
What is aamir Khan's chest size in ghajini?
aamir khan chest size in ghajini was near 41 inches... And salman khan chest size is near 44inches...and his arm's size is 17inches...
Do you plAy With nine cards in uno every hand?
no, you play with 7 cards
How do you play the DOS card game?
To play the DOS card game, each player starts with seven cards and the goal is to be the first to get rid of all your cards. Players can match numbers or colors on the cards in their hand to the top card of the discard pile. If a player has only two cards left, they must say "DOS" to signal they are close to winning. The game continues until one player has no cards left.
How do you play DOS cards?
To play DOS cards, players take turns matching numbers and colors on their cards to the cards in the center of the table. The goal is to be the first to get rid of all your cards. Players can also use special action cards to change the game play.
