Play it safe
avoid risks

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play it 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.

to avoid any risk.
I like to play it safe with my investments.

Once you have the ball, you can decide whether you want to be aggressive or play it safe.

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play it safe
to avoid taking a risk
The father always plays it safe when he goes swimming with his son.

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play it safe
{v. phr.}, {informal} To be very careful; accept small gains or none to avoid loss; avoid danger for the sake of safety.
He got tired as the game went on, and began to play safe.

Tom didn't know what the other driver would do, so he played it safe and stopped his own car.

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