play one's cards right

play one's cards right
(play one's cards right (или well))
хорошо сыграть, использовать возможности; умело вести свои дела см. тж. play one's cards badly

So that old scoundrel's dead, is he? He might have been a peer if he had played his cards better. (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. XI) — Итак, старый негодяй умер, не правда ли? Он мог бы стать пэром, если бы действовал более умело.

Oh, why hadn't she played her cards better? - he'd been sent by Providence - and she'd stubbed him. (K. Mansfield, ‘In a German Pension’, ‘The Swing of the Pendulum’) — Но почему же она не использовала обстоятельств? Этот человек был послан ей судьбой, а она оттолкнула его.

We're cleverer than they are and if we play our cards well we shall come out on top. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Unconquered’) — Мы поумнее их и, если сумеем пустить в ход свои козыри, еще окажемся в выигрыше.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • play one's cards right — or[play one s cards well] {v. phr.}, {informal} To use abilities and opportunities so as to be successful; act cleverly; make the best use of your place or skills. * /That millionaire started with very little but showed a skill in playing his… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • play one's cards right — or[play one s cards well] {v. phr.}, {informal} To use abilities and opportunities so as to be successful; act cleverly; make the best use of your place or skills. * /That millionaire started with very little but showed a skill in playing his… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • play one's cards right — ► play one s cards right make the best use of one s assets and opportunities. Main Entry: ↑card …   English terms dictionary

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  • play one's cards right — verb To act sensibly; to make the right moves If you play your cards right, youll get the promotion youve been waiting for …   Wiktionary

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  • play one's cards right — make the best use of one s assets and opportunities. → card …   English new terms dictionary

  • play\ one's\ cards\ well — • play one s cards right • play one s cards well v. phr. informal To use abilities and opportunities so as to be successful; act cleverly; make the best use of your place or skills. That millionaire started with very little but showed a skill in… …   Словарь американских идиом

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