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I just love the sound that guitar makes, especially the way you play it.
Isobel Bird CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 14: THE CHALLENGE BOX (2002)
But it also offers huge benefits for companies too, if they play it right.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Gold diggers need to play it cool.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Dictatorship is a survival game and the dictator's allies must play it or leave.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
How does the team of the moment play it?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Cue it all up, play it loud and never mind the neighbours.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
All related terms of 'play it'
play it cool
If you play it cool , you deliberately behave in a calm , unemotional way because you do not want people to know you are enthusiastic or angry about something.
play it cozy
to act cautiously so as to avoid risk
play it safe
to not take any risks
play it by ear
to deal with things as they happen , rather than following a plan or previous arrangement
to play it by ear
If you play it by ear , you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.
to play safe play it safe
If you play safe or play it safe , you do not take any risks .
play (it) close to the vest
to be reserved , secretive , etc.; keep (one's plans, thoughts, etc.) to oneself