play safe
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"But if you just play safe, you will definitely lose."
From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2022
“I don’t think anybody here is going to play less aggressive or play safe whenever we’re at our club teams or whenever we do play these friendly games,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2022
Wennberg said the Kraken took a bit of a step back in the third, trying to play safe protecting the lead.
From Fox News • Oct. 15, 2021
The hammering on Rivera will commence because at the end of a winnable game, he refused to play safe, the easiest kind of decision to pick apart.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2020
Bigger wondered if this were a trap; he decided to play safe and speak only when he was spoken to.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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