play cards



play (one's) cards

Informal
To use the resources or strategies at one's disposal: played her cards right and got promoted.
See also: card, play

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mojisola-Western African, Yoruba
Kyung-Sookgyung-sookKorean
VivyanVIV-ee-ənEnglish (Rare)
Meera-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
Aengus-Irish
Webber['webə]