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разг избега́ть ри́ска; игра́ть наверняка́The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > play it safe
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(v.phr.) избегать рискаConversation vocabulary and slang. English-Russian dictionary > play it safe
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125 to play the percentages
«Играть в соответствии с процентами», т. е. не рисковать без необходимости или не пытаться сделать что-либо особенное. Выражение пришло из мира азартных игр, в частности рулетки, где результат можно предсказать по определённому проценту вероятности. В настоящее время playing the percentages часто используется спортивными комментаторами при характеристике игроков, которые избирают стратегию надёжной игры a play-safe strategy.English-Russian dictionary of expressions > to play the percentages
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126 to play (it) safe
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127 to play (it) safe
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128 fair play
честная игра; порядочность, честность; справедливость; условия, одинаково благоприятные для всех; см. тж. foul playTrue, the newspapers, obedient to this larger financial influence, began to talk of "fair play to the old companies" and the uselessness of two large rival companies in the field when one would serve as well. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. XIII) — Правда, газеты, подчиняясь более влиятельной финансовой группе, послушно заговорили о необходимости "честной политики по отношению к старым компаниям", что две конкурирующие фирмы излишни и что одна компания обеспечит потребности города в газе.
Butler had outraged her sense of justice and fair play in putting detectives on her trail... (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. L) — Наняв сыщиков следить за дочерью, Батлер разрушил ее представление о справедливости и порядочности...
We're going to have a safe pit with no possible chance of another disaster... There's going to be fair play for everybody. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Stars Look Down’, book III, ch. I) — У нас будет безопасный рудник, исключающий возможность новой катастрофы. Для всех будут созданы хорошие условия.
См. также в других словарях:
play safe — To take no risks • • • Main Entry: ↑play play safe 1. To act in a manner that minimizes the risk of defeat, injury or loss 2. To act in a cautious way • • • Main Entry: ↑safe * * * play (or play it) safe take precaution … Useful english dictionary
play safe — play (it) safe ► to decide not to take risks: »The federal government often plays it safe by funding research that is likely to succeed but may have only a slight impact. »The biggest companies usually play safe and hire top legal firms from… … Financial and business terms
play\ safe — • 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… … Словарь американских идиом
play safe — play (it) safe informal to be careful and not take risks. We decided to play safe and paint the walls a fairly neutral colour. They re playing it safe by not investing too much money until they ve seen the first year s accounts … New idioms dictionary
play safe — index hedge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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 … Dictionary of American idioms
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 … Dictionary of American idioms
play safe — ► play (or play it) safe avoid taking risks. Main Entry: ↑play … English terms dictionary
play safe — Synonyms and related words: clear the decks, consider every angle, forearm, guard against, hedge, leave out nothing, make sure, make sure against, overlook no possibility, prepare for, protect, provide a hedge, provide against, provide for, reef… … Moby Thesaurus
play safe — behave in a cautious manner … English contemporary dictionary
play safe — Take no risks … A concise dictionary of English slang
