play cards

play (one's) cards

Informal

To use the resources or strategies at one's disposal: played her cards right and got promoted.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Andrea (1)	ahn-DRE-ah	Italian
Mccormick	[mə'kɔ:mik]
RandÚLfr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
MilÉNa	-	Hungarian
Perikles	-	Ancient Greek
Jorja	JAWR-jə	English (Modern)