play it safe en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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To take a cautious, risk-free approach.
Deciding to play it safe, he joined his father's accounting firm rather than pursue an acting career.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| play safe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| played it safe | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| played it safe | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| plays it safe | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| playing it safe | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
hedge one's bets · on the safe side
Translations (15)
fr jouer la sécurité (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · tr sağlama almak (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · nl het zekere voor het onzekere nemen (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · es curarse en salud (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · de auf Nummer sicher gehen (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · nl op veilig spelen (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · fr jouer petit bras (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · pl dmuchać na zimne (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · pt jogar pelo seguro (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · nl op zeker spelen (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · tr garantiye almak (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · es jugar a lo seguro (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · fr jouer la prudence (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · fi pelata varman päälle (take a cautious, risk-free approach) · fr jouer la carte de la sécurité (take a cautious, risk-free approach)