play it safe

1. Also, play safe. Avoid extreme risks, as in I played it safe and bet only a dollar, or Let's play safe and get a backup in case the announced speaker gets sick. [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

Under Armour was accidentally ahead of its time, then lost its nerve and tried to play it safe.

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She decided to play it safe, arriving at Los Angeles International Airport with her 4-year-old daughter and fiance in tow six hours early for their Friday afternoon flight home to Albuquerque.

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Some of us play it safe, some of us swing for the fences.

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But does the same thing apply to the customers who prefer to play it safe, those fixed-income investors?

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They can either play it safe and pick an old favorite, or take a chance on something new.

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