Todas estas frases tienen en común la palabra TABLE.  Estas asociaciones te ayudarán mucho a aprender el nuevo vocabulario.

SET THE TABLE

Definition:  To put dishes, knives, forks, and spoons on a table before a meal.

Example:  You make the salad and I’ll set the table.

CLEAR THE TABLE

Definition:  To remove the dishes and other eating utensils from the table after a meal.

Example:  Will you please help clear the table? After you clear the table, we’ll play cards.

PUT YOUR CARDS ON THE TABLE

Definition:  To tell someone honestly what you think or what you plan to do.

Example:  She thought it was time to put her cards on the table and tell him that she had no intention of marrying him.

WAIT (ON) TABLES

Definition:  To serve meals to people in a restaurant.

Example:  She earned the money for college by waiting tables.

UNDER THE TABLE

Definition:  Secretly and often illegally.

Example:  A lot of these people work 80 hours a week, and they are paid under the table.

TURN THE TABLES

Definition:  To change a situation so that you now have an advantage over someone who previously had an advantage over you.

Example:  She turned the tables on her rival with allegations of corruption.