play it close to the vest
Example Sentences
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Gentle in their narrative approach, Nikou and co-writer Stavros Raptis play it close to the vest, letting the subtext and small shifts in the performance relay nods to its ideas on loss and reinvention.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2022
Since the investigation is ongoing as a good prosecutor he will play it close to the vest and only reveal that which is necessary to support the positions taken in the filings.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2018
“I think it an interesting strategy to play it close to the vest until he absolutely has to say something, said Redlawsk. “Some voters care a lot.
From MSNBC • Dec. 12, 2014
