EN · C1 · idiomkeep your cards close to your chest
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No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.nie ujawniać swoich planów
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keep your cards close to your chest
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Dialogues in context
EN · C1Plans for a Shop Opening
- A
Will you tell suppliers where the shop will be yet?
Powiesz już dostawcom, gdzie będzie sklep?
- B
For now, I'm keeping my plans to myself. The contract is still being drafted.
Na razie nie ujawniam swoich planów. Umowa jest jeszcze w przygotowaniu.
- A
When will you tell them the new address?
Kiedy powiesz im o nowym adresie?
- B
Once both sides have signed.
Gdy obie strony podpiszą umowę.
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Podczas rozmów nie ujawniała swoich planów.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.During talks, she kept her cards close to her chest.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Bei den Gesprächen ließ sie sich nicht in die Karten schauen.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Durante las conversaciones no reveló sus intenciones.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Во время переговоров она не раскрывала своих планов.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Grammar
idiom
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- keep your cards close to your chest
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Example
During talks, she kept her cards close to her chest.
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Nie zamiatajmy tej sprawy pod dywan; niewyjaśniony problem wróci przy następnym rozliczeniu.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie chciałem działać na własną rękę, dlatego przed kontaktem z klientem sprawdziłem, kto prowadzi tę sprawę.
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C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie stawiajmy wszystkiego na jedną kartę; przygotujmy drugie miejsce spotkania na wypadek niedostępności sali.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.