play it safe
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The German outfit have decided not to play it safe in their first campaign and have designed and built an in-house power unit.
From BBC
"I wanted to play it safe because I know hopefully in a few weeks I'll have to go again."
From Barron's
I don’t think of someone who likes to play it safe.
From Salon
They can play it safe and schedule easy and back right in.
From Los Angeles Times
Trier expresses it more bluntly: “She won’t,” he predicts, “become one of those vain actors who play it safe.”
From Los Angeles Times
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