"play the hand one is dealt" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-play the hand one is dealt.ogg [Australia] Forms: plays the hand one is dealt [present, singular, third-person], playing the hand one is dealt [participle, present], played the hand one was dealt [participle, past], played the hand one was dealt [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|plays the hand one is dealt|playing the hand one is dealt|played the hand one was dealt}} play the hand one is dealt (third-person singular simple present plays the hand one is dealt, present participle playing the hand one is dealt, simple past and past participle played the hand one was dealt)
  1. (idiomatic) To use the resources which one actually has available; to operate realistically, within the limits of one's circumstances. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: play the hand dealt, play the hand one was dealt, play the hand that one is dealt, play the hand that one was dealt Translations (Translations): tulla toimeen sillä mitä on (Finnish), faire avec ce qu’on a (French), faire avec les moyens du bord (French), używać tego, co jest dostępne [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-play_the_hand_one_is_dealt-en-verb-mZtzFvDf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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