- overplay one's hand
- idi overplay one's hand, to overestimate the strength of one's position
From formal English to slang. 2014.
overplay one's hand
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overplay one's hand — ► overplay one s hand spoil one s chance of success through excessive confidence. Main Entry: ↑overplay … English terms dictionary
overplay one's hand — 1) (in a card game) play or bet on one s hand with a mistaken optimism 2) spoil one s chance of success through excessive confidence in one s position … Useful english dictionary
overplay one's hand — spoil one s chance of success through excessive confidence. → overpitched … English new terms dictionary
overplay — ► VERB ▪ overemphasize. ● overplay one s hand Cf. ↑overplay one s hand … English terms dictionary
overplay — (v.) to emphasize (something) too much, 1930, a metaphor from card games, in to overplay (one s) hand, to spoil one s hand by bidding in excess of its value, from OVER (Cf. over) + PLAY (Cf. play) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
overplay — [ō΄vər plā′, ō′vər plā΄] vt. 1. to overact, overdo, or overemphasize 2. to overestimate the strength of (one s hand in cards) and be defeated as a result: the phrase overplay one s hand is usually used figuratively … English World dictionary
hand — I [[t]hæ̱nd[/t]] NOUN USES AND PHRASES ♦ hands (Please look at category 56 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. Each hand has four … English dictionary
overplay — /oʊvəˈpleɪ / (say ohvuh play) verb (t) 1. to play (a part, etc.) in an exaggerated manner; overemphasise. 2. to defeat in playing. –verb (i) 3. to exaggerate one s part; overact, etc. –phrase 4. overplay one s hand, a. to overestimate the… …
overplay — verb give undue importance to (something); overemphasize. Phrases overplay one s hand spoil one s chance of success through excessive confidence … English new terms dictionary
overplay — o•ver•play [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈpleɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to exaggerate or overemphasize (one s role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.) 2) to put too much stress on the value or importance of 3) spo to hit (a golf ball) past the putting green • overplay one … From formal English to slang
