play it safe
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I don’t think of someone who likes to play it safe.
From Salon
They can play it safe and schedule easy and back right in.
From Los Angeles Times
Trier expresses it more bluntly: “She won’t,” he predicts, “become one of those vain actors who play it safe.”
From Los Angeles Times
Under Armour was accidentally ahead of its time, then lost its nerve and tried to play it safe.
From Slate
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.
From Los Angeles Times
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