tip one's hand

tip one's hand
a) In card playing, to accidentally reveal ones cards or hand.

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

b) To inadvertently reveal any secret, particularly a secret that puts one at an advantage or disadvantage.

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


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