play it close to the hip
play it close to the hip · plays it close to the hip · played it close to the hip · playing it close to the hip
To behave conservatively and discreetlyTo behave conservatively and discreetly.
Meaning
1 sensesTo behave conservatively and discreetly.
Forms
plays it close to the hip, playing it close to the hip, played it close to the hip, played it close to the hip| Base form | play it close to the hip · to play it close to the hip |
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| 3rd person singular | plays it close to the hip |
| Present participle | playing it close to the hip |
| Past simple | played it close to the hip |
| Past participle | played it close to the hip |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | play it close to the hip |
| he, she, it | plays it close to the hip |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | played it close to the hip |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have played it close to the hip |
| he, she, it | has played it close to the hip |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will play it close to the hip |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.