play safe

play (it) safe

(informal)

to be careful and not take risks We decided to play safe and paint the walls a fairly neutral colour. They're playing it safe by not investing too much money until they've seen the first year's accounts.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sander	SAHN-dər (Dutch)	Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Manyara	-	Southern African, Shona
Casimir	KAZ-i-meer (English)	English, French
Inger	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Diantha	-	Dutch, English (Rare)
Maegan	MEG-ən	English (Modern)