play safe

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[play safe] or [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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	{informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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