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
Some of us play it safe, some of us swing for the fences.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
To play it safe, I sent a package to both countries.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
