put someone to their trumps

Meaning: (archaic,idiomatic)To put someone in a difficult situation.1649,J[ohn] Milton, chapter VI, inΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ[Eikonoklástēs][…], London:[…]Matthew Simmons,[…],→OCLC,page57:But when Kings come ſo low, as to fawn upon Philoſophie, which before they neither vau'd nor underſtood, tis a ſigne that failes not, they are thenput to their laſt Trump.1821July 5, Bernard Peyton,letter to Thomas Jefferson‎[1]:I am still without any blanks from you, or notes, to renew yours at the different Banks in this City, I to day wasput to my trumpscompletely as to the $4,000 at the Farmers Bank, the directors not being willing to take any other note but yours for its renewal, as it would relieve the security you have given me as an endorser on it;1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym;Washington Irving], “A Hunting Dinner”, inTales of a Traveller, part 1 (Strange Stories.[…]), Philadelphia, Pa.:H[enry]C[harles]Carey&I[saac]Lea,[…],→OCLC,page12:The only question was, whether such an unexpected accession of company, to an already crowded house, would notput the housekeeper to her trumpsto accommodate them.

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