play it safe
play it safe · plays it safe · played it safe · playing it safe
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To take a cautious, risk-free approachTo take a cautious, risk-free approach.
Meaning
1 sensesTo take a cautious, risk-free approach.
Deciding to play it safe, he joined his father's accounting firm rather than pursue an acting career.
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Examples
7 sentencesI'll play it safe.
ruЯ буду действовать наверняка. — sharptoothed
Now's not the time to play it safe.
Tom always plays it safe.
Luis always likes to play it safe.
Play it safe when lifting to avoid injury.
Translations
6 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
take a cautious, risk-free approach:
Forms
plays it safe, playing it safe, played it safe, played it safe| Base form | play it safe · to play it safe |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plays it safe |
| Present participle | playing it safe |
| Past simple | played it safe |
| Past participle | played it safe |
irregular
Antonyms
2 antonymsplay biggo all in
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