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play one's cards right

play one's cards right

Make good use of one's resources or strategies, as in She played her cards right and got a promotion. [Mid-1700s]
See also: card, play, right

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SadhbhSIEV (Irish)Irish, Irish Mythology
HannesHAH-nes (German), HAHN-nes (Swedish, Finnish), HAHN-nəs (Dutch)German, Swedish, Dutch, Finnish
Beorhtsige-Anglo-Saxon
SÉPhora-French
Iepthae-Biblical Latin
Magee[mə'gi:]
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