play your cards right

1 SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto deal with a situation in the right way, so that you are successful in getting what you want 处理得当，做事精明

If he plays his cards right, Tony might get a promotion.

如果托尼把握好机会，他可能会升职。

Examples from the Corpus

play your cards right• This could all turn out for the best if he played his cards right.• Oh, no - she knew how to play her cards right.• The domino effect can work for us as well as against us if we play our cards right.• If you play your cards right, you might get them to reduce the price.

→ play your cards right at card1(3)

2 SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto say or do things in a situation in such a way that you gain as much as possible from it 做事精明，处理得当

Who knows? If you play your cards right, maybe he’ll marry you.

谁知道呢？如果你精明些，说不定他会娶你呢。

Examples from the Corpus

play your cards right• Oh, no - she knew how to play her cards right.• The domino effect can work for us as well as against us if we play our cards right.• This could all turn out for the best if he played his cards right.

→ play your cards right at play1(8)

词汇	play your cards right
释义	play your cards right play your cards right 1 SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto deal with a situation in the right way, so that you are successful in getting what you want 处理得当，做事精明 If he plays his cards right, Tony might get a promotion. 如果托尼把握好机会，他可能会升职。 Examples from the Corpus play your cards right• This could all turn out for the best if he played his cards right.• Oh, no - she knew how to play her cards right.• The domino effect can work for us as well as against us if we play our cards right.• If you play your cards right, you might get them to reduce the price. → play your cards right at card1(3) 2 SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto say or do things in a situation in such a way that you gain as much as possible from it 做事精明，处理得当 Who knows? If you play your cards right, maybe he’ll marry you. 谁知道呢？如果你精明些，说不定他会娶你呢。 Examples from the Corpus play your cards right• Oh, no - she knew how to play her cards right.• The domino effect can work for us as well as against us if we play our cards right.• This could all turn out for the best if he played his cards right. → play your cards right at play1(8)
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