Play your cards right In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "play your cards right", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2022-05-24 06:05

Meaning of Play your cards right (redirected from play (one's) cards right )

Play (one's) cards right spoken language verb phrase

If you “play your cards right”, you behave wisely to achieve desired results.

Keep playing your cards right and I will consider allowing you to hang out tonight.

The boss seems very satisfied with your performance. If you keep playing your cards right, I'm sure you can get a promotion soon.

If you had played your cards right, you might have had a second date with her.

If I play my cards right, I can graduate early.

Other phrases about:

forget (one's) manners

To behave rudely or impolitely

slip (one) five

1. To hold (one) hand and move it up and down.

2. To give (one) a high five.

sit tall in the/(one's) saddle

To act or conduct oneself in an imposing, impressive, resolute, or manly manner or composure

air of pretentiousness

Someone makes an attempt to seem more important, more intelligent, or of a higher class than you really are, usually through their manner, affectation, appearance, or behavior.

La-di-da

Used to describe action or behaviour of someone who pretends to come from a higher social class

Grammar and Usage of Play (one's) cards right

Verb Forms

play (one's) cards right
plays (one's) cards right
played (one's) cards right
playing (one's) cards right

The verb should be conjugated with its tense.