leave (something) on the table
v. phr.— «Well, I can’t leave something on the table that he’s charged me with, and so let’s get to that one.» —“Transcript Of The Vice Presidential Debate” by Lloyd Bentsen Washington Post Oct. 6, 1988. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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