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
Kishori	-	Indian, Marathi
Aldritt
Miley	MIE-lee	English (Modern)
Alvina	al-VEEN-ə	English
Adams	['ædəmz]
Josephus	YO-sə-fus (Dutch)	Dutch, History