playing it safe

She added that a lot of the High Street is "playing it safe right now", and that could also work in Topshop's favour if can "get that cool edge back".

Safdie’s presence serves as an unfortunate reminder of how much the “Happy Gilmore” style of comedy has aged, and the kinds of movies that Sandler could be making right now if he were less focused on playing it safe with a dismal sequel.

The 2024 election was lost in part because too many Democratic voters stayed home, their party’s nominee playing it “safe” on issues like Gaza at the likely expense of turnout.

It didn’t earn the trust of generations by playing it safe.

After a lengthy video review determined Kane used his stick to score, the Kings called a timeout and rather than playing it safe, they challenged the goal, claiming Kane had interfered with Kuemper.