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
Darian	DER-ee-ən, DAR-ee-ən	English
JÁN	-	Slovak
Blanche	BLAWNSH (French), BLANCH (English)	French, English
Faruq	-	Arabic
Tahir	-	Arabic
Pierre	[pi(:)'ɛə]