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playing safe
adjective as in careful
Strongest matches
Strong match
adjective as in cautious
adjective as in conscientious
Example Sentences
With a playwright as hawk-eyed as Gasda at the helm, “Zoomers” has the potential to be a substantial work about the new-to-adulthood generation, but it won’t get there playing safe, or playing Smash.
Bairstow's six-hitting has banked him millions of Rupees on these shores but he fell lifting the ball into the hands of long-off, neither going for broke nor playing safe.
"Why don't you make a trip to the UK for our treasures? Just shouting on Weibo domestically is just playing safe and shameless," a post liked by more than 10,000 times says.
November marks the third month in a row during which prices have fallen with potential buyers playing safe by delaying purchases.
Peter Crouch - who played for England in two World Cups - said: "In a struggling side, it takes a big character to continuously get on the ball and hunt and create things. Maddison is not playing safe, he is trying to play through the lines, play progressive passes and that takes a lot of ability."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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