play it safe
Example Sentences
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"Samsung has to defend the category it created, and that's why it cannot play it safe," he added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Don’t play it safe by aiming for the middle.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
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 gave myself plenty of buffer time, so I'm going to play it safe.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
