open kimono

open (up) one's kimono

Sl. to reveal what one is planning. (From the computer industry, referring especially to the involvement of the Japanese in this field.) Sam isn't one to open his kimono much when it comes to new products. Even if Tom appears to open up his kimono on this deal, don't put much stock in what he says.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
MÒNica	-	Catalan
Kristiina	KREES-tee:-nah (Finnish)	Finnish, Estonian
Jekaterina	ye-kah-tye-REE-nah, ee-kah-tee-REE-nah	Russian
Ragna	-	Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Ancient Scandinavian
Manuel	mah-NWEL (Spanish), man-oo-EL (Portuguese), MAHN-oo-el (German)	Spanish, Portuguese, German, English, Italian, French, Romanian, Late Greek (Latinized)
HediİYe	-	Turkish