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
Kahina	-	Northern African, Berber
Stian	-	Norwegian
Colton	KOL-tən	English (Modern)
VerÓNica	be-RO-nee-kah	Spanish
Desmond	['dezmənd]
Izz Ud-Din	-	Arabic