table

bring something to the table (or the party) contribute something of value to a discussion, project, etc.

crumbs from someone's table: seecrumb.

drink someone under the table: seedrink.

get your feet under the table: seefoot.

lay something on the table

1 make something known so that it can be freely and sensibly discussed.

2 postpone something indefinitely. chiefly US

put your cards on the table: seecard.

turn the tables reverse your position relative to someone else, especially by turning a position of disadvantage into one of advantage.

☞ Until the mid 18th century, tables was the usual name for the board game backgammon. Early instances of the use of this phrase, dating from the mid 17th century, make it clear that it comes from the practice of turning the board so that a player had to play what had previously been their opponent's position.

under the table drunk to the point of unconsciousness. informal

1921W. Somerset MaughamThe Trembling of a Leaf Walker had always been a heavy drinker, he was proud of his capacity to see men half his age under the table.