overplay one's hand
The idiom "overplay one's hand" originates from card games and is used to describe overconfidence leading to negative consequences.
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Definition
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(informal)To act with excessive confidence or ambition, resulting in a disadvantageous outcome.
Example
- He overplayed his hand in the negotiations and ended up with a worse deal.
- By demanding too much, she overplayed her hand and lost the opportunity.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "overplay one's hand":
tip one's handbreast one's cardsget ahead of oneselfchest one's cardsput one overoutstay one's welcomego overboardtoo big for one's britchesblow one's wadtalk through one's hatcome on strongplay with a full deckout of hand