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play one's cards well

play one's cards well verb: synonym of play one's cards right.

Verb

play one's cards well (third-person singular simple present plays one's cards well, present participle playing one's cards well, simple past and past participle played one's cards well)

  1. Synonym of play one's cards right.

Synonyms of play one's cards well

Forms of play one's cards well

third-person singular presentplays one's cards well
present participleplaying one's cards well
past participleplayed one's cards well
pastplayed one's cards well

Questions about play one's cards well

What does play one's cards well mean?
Play one's cards well means synonym of play one's cards right.
What part of speech is play one's cards well?
Play one's cards well is a verb.
What is the past tense of play one's cards well?
The past tense of play one's cards well is played one's cards well.

Words near play one's cards well in the dictionary

  1. play on
  2. play on someone's heartstrings
  3. play on words
  4. play one against another
  5. play one's cards right
  6. play one's cards well
  7. play one's guts out
  8. play one's hand right
  9. play one's part
  10. play or pay
  11. play out

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