(US, slang, dated) To obtain things on credit by sheer impudence.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chest one's cards

present participle of chest one's cards

simple past tense and past participle of chest one's cards

simple past tense and past participle of breast one's cards

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breast one's cards

present participle of breast one's cards

To hold one's cards close to the chest. / To avoid revealing information.

(card games) To hold one's hand close to one's chest so that other players cannot see the cards. / Synonym of keep one's cards close to one's chest

To be directly imputable to one; to be one's own fault.