The offer on the table is an 8% increase on last year's wages.
At 6 p.m. on Thursday 29 April, a new deal was put on the table.
The committee agreed to leave the option to build a stadium in the city on the table.
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under the table — See: UNDER THE COUNTER … Dictionary of American idioms
under the table — See: UNDER THE COUNTER … Dictionary of American idioms
under the table — phrasal 1. into a stupor < can drink you under the table > 2. in a covert manner < took money under the table > … New Collegiate Dictionary
on the table — phrasal up for consideration or negotiation < the subject is not on the table > … New Collegiate Dictionary
under-the-table — adjective Date: 1948 covert and usually unlawful < under the table payoffs > … New Collegiate Dictionary
To lay on the table — Table Ta ble, n. [F., fr. L. tabula a board, tablet, a painting. Cf. {Tabular}, {Taffrail}, {Tavern}.] 1. A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab. [1913 Webster] A bagnio paved with fair… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay one's cards on the table — or[lay down one s cards] or[put one s cards on the table] {v. phr.}, {informal} To let someone know your position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickery or secrets. * /In talking about buying the property, Peterson laid his… … Dictionary of American idioms
lay one's cards on the table — or[lay down one s cards] or[put one s cards on the table] {v. phr.}, {informal} To let someone know your position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickery or secrets. * /In talking about buying the property, Peterson laid his… … Dictionary of American idioms
put one's cards on the table — See: LAY ONE S CARDS ON THE TABLE … Dictionary of American idioms
put one's cards on the table — See: LAY ONE S CARDS ON THE TABLE … Dictionary of American idioms
at the table — or[at table] {adv. phr.} At a meal; at the dinner table. * /The telephone call came while they were all at table./ … Dictionary of American idioms
