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were on the safe side
as in
play it safe
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were on the safe side
avoid risk
be on the safe side
hedge one's bets
take no chances
take precautions
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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desideratum
noun
|
[dih-sid-
uh
-
rey
-t
uh
m, -
rah
-, -zid- ]
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