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play it safe (third-person singular simple present plays it safe, present participle playing it safe, simple past and past participle played it safe)

  1. To take a cautious, risk-free approach.
    Antonyms: play big, go all in
    Deciding to play it safe, he joined his father's accounting firm rather than pursue an acting career.

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