hats on the table
1. noun phrase. time to make a choice. derived from signing day for collegiate athletics, when star high school athletes pick-up the hat of their selected school from several displayed on a table before television cameras.
2. verb. to dramatize a selection in hopes of adding interest in the announcement.
2. verb. to dramatize a selection in hopes of adding interest in the announcement.
1. "we have everyone's bids, so now its hats on the table."
2. "she could have dumped him last night, but she wanted to wait until the party to hats on the table in front of both of everyone."
2. "she could have dumped him last night, but she wanted to wait until the party to hats on the table in front of both of everyone."