play it safe
Example Sentences
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The easy thing then would have been to play it safe and hire a big name from the glittering ranks of unemployed managers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The German outfit have decided not to play it safe in their first campaign and have designed and built an in-house power unit.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
"I wanted to play it safe because I know hopefully in a few weeks I'll have to go again."
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
They can play it safe and schedule easy and back right in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
It doesn’t matter if we don’t go skydiving to play it safe, even though it means we’ll never get to fly like my favorite superheroes do.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
