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71play one's cards right — or[play one s cards well] {v. phr.}, {informal} To use abilities and opportunities so as to be successful; act cleverly; make the best use of your place or skills. * /That millionaire started with very little but showed a skill in playing his… …
72play one's cards right — or[play one s cards well] {v. phr.}, {informal} To use abilities and opportunities so as to be successful; act cleverly; make the best use of your place or skills. * /That millionaire started with very little but showed a skill in playing his… …
73play-by-play — /play buy play /, adj. 1. pertaining to or being a detailed account of each incident or act of an event, as in sports: a play by play broadcast of a baseball game. n. 2. a detailed and sequential description of a sports contest or other event, as …
74play it cool — To act in a deliberately controlled and calm manner • • • Main Entry: ↑cool * * * play it cool informal phrase to behave calmly and not show that you are worried about something Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym …
75play into someone's hands — act in such a way as unintentionally to give someone an advantage * * * play into someone s hands see ↑play, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑hand play into someone s hands (or play into the hands of someone) : to do something that you do not realize will… …
76Act — or ACT may mean:* Act of Parliament (Act of Congress in the USA) a statute or law passed by a legislature. * Act (band), a British band * ACT New Zealand, a New Zealand political party * Act (document), a document recording the legality of a… …
77act — act, action 1. The distinction between the two words in their general meanings is not always clear: we are judged by our acts or by our actions. In general, however, action has more of the notion of performance, and extends to inanimate things… …
78play fair — {v. phr.} To do what is right to others; act in a fair and truthful way. * /The boys like the principal because he always plays fair./ * /Mary would not date any other boys while Jim, her favorite boyfriend, was away; she said that would not be… …
79play fair — {v. phr.} To do what is right to others; act in a fair and truthful way. * /The boys like the principal because he always plays fair./ * /Mary would not date any other boys while Jim, her favorite boyfriend, was away; she said that would not be… …
80play fair — (sometimes with with) to act honestly • • • Main Entry: ↑play * * * play fair phrase to behave in a way that is fair and honest and follows the rules If people are not going to play fair, we are going to have to lay down the law. Thesaurus: to be …
