Idiom
play one's cards right
Meaning
To act correctly; to make the right moves.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“If you play your cards right, you might get the job.”
“She knew that if she played her cards right, she could convince the manager to give her a raise.”
“By carefully navigating the complex office politics and delivering results early, he realized that if he played his cards right, a promotion was inevitable.”
Examples
simple
“If you play your cards right, you might get the job.”
contextual
“She knew that if she played her cards right, she could convince the manager to give her a raise.”
complex
“By carefully navigating the complex office politics and delivering results early, he realized that if he played his cards right, a promotion was inevitable.”
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