"play one's cards right" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-play one's cards right.ogg Forms: plays one's cards right [present, singular, third-person], playing one's cards right [participle, present], played one's cards right [participle, past], played one's cards right [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|plays one's cards right|playing one's cards right|played one's cards right}} play one's cards right (third-person singular simple present plays one's cards right, present participle playing one's cards right, simple past and past participle played one's cards right)
  1. To act correctly; to make the right moves. Synonyms: play one's cards well, play one's hand right Related terms: play the hand one is dealt, overplay one's hand Translations (Translations): pelata korttinsa oikein (Finnish)

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