play your cards right — to do things in an intelligent and well planned way If I play my cards right, I ll be able to graduate next year. • • • Main Entry: ↑card play your cards right see ↑card, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑right * * * play your ˈcards right … Useful english dictionary
play your cards right — play (your) cards right to do the correct things to achieve a desired result. If I play my cards right, I could be hired as a consultant on that project. Etymology: based on the idea of playing (= choosing and putting on the table) the right card … New idioms dictionary
Play Your Cards Right — Infobox Television show name = Play Your Cards Right caption = Play Your Cards Right Logo (1994–1999) format = Game Show picture format = 4:3 (1980–1999) 16:9 (2002–2003) runtime = 30mins (inc. comms) creator = starring = Bruce Forsyth channel =… … Wikipedia
play your cards close to your chest — hold/keep/play/your cards close to your chest phrase to not tell people what you are thinking or planning In business, it pays to play your cards close to your chest. Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
play your cards right — If you play your cards right, you do all that is necessary in order to succeed or to obtain what you want. If we play our cards right, we ll get the contract … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
play your cards right — (if you) play (your) cards right informal something that you say to someone which means that if they behave in the right way, they might succeed at something. Play your cards right and you could be managing this place in a year or so … New idioms dictionary
play (your) cards close to (your) chest — keep/play (your) cards close to (your) chest to not tell anyone what you plan to do. I never know what Martin s next move will be. He plays his cards close to his chest … New idioms dictionary
play my cards right — behave in the best way, do the right things If you play your cards right at the interview, you should get the job … English idioms
(if you) play your cards right — informal phrase used for saying that if someone behaves in the right way, they might be successful If you play your cards right, he might ask you back to his house. Thesaurus: possible and able to be donesynonym Main entry: play … Useful english dictionary
if you play your cards right — (if you) play (your) cards right informal something that you say to someone which means that if they behave in the right way, they might succeed at something. Play your cards right and you could be managing this place in a year or so … New idioms dictionary
