tell/reveal everything; hold nothing back
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to tell everything; to reveal all; to bring out completely
literaryThis idiom vividly compares revealing something to turning over a whole tray of goods, leaving nothing hidden. It is used in contexts of confession, disclosure of information, or presentation of all available evidence or resources.
Zài在
jǐng警
chá察
de的
zhuī追
wèn问
xià下
，
tā他
zuì最
zhōng终
bǎ把
shì事
qíng情
de的
jīng经
guò过
hé和
pán盘
tuō托
chū出
。
Under the police's questioning, he finally told the whole story without holding anything back.
Wèi为
le了
biǎo表
shì示
chéng诚
yì意
，
tā他
bǎ把
gōng公
sī司
de的
cái财
wù务
shù数
jù据
hé和
pán盘
tuō托
chū出
。
To show sincerity, he laid out all the company's financial data without reservation.
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Tā她
jiāng将
zì自
jǐ己
de的
fán烦
nǎo恼
hé和
pán盘
tuō托
chū出
，
xiàng向
péng朋
you友
xún寻
qiú求
jiàn建
yì议
。
She poured out all her troubles to her friend to seek advice.
Tán谈
pàn判
zhōng中
，
duì对
fāng方
yī一
kāi开
shǐ始
bìng并
wèi未
hé和
pán盘
tuō托
chū出
tā他
men们
de的
zhēn真
shí实
tiáo条
jiàn件
。
During the negotiation, the other side did not reveal all their real conditions from the start.