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plays one's cards right

plays one's cards right is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play one's cards right.

Meaning of play one's cards right

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To act correctly; to make the right moves.
    • If you play your cards right, you'll get the promotion you've been waiting for.

Questions about plays one's cards right

What is plays one's cards right the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays one's cards right is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play one's cards right.

Words near plays one's cards right in the dictionary

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

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