English Dictionary

chest one's cards

verb

(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

He decided to chest his cards and fold.

意味（1）

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

Another hand was dealt. Skookum chested his cards, looked down into them with one bright eye. The game went on.

意味（2）

Synonym of keep one's cards close to one's chest

As is now obvious, the element that is different from other discovery techniques discussed above is that the defendant is actually at risk: if it continues chesting its cards, it may pay the price of being found liable, at least in part.