play it safe (verb) play it safe: be cautious
Sinonime: advance,
approach, be dangerous, be gathering, be imminent, be in the air, be in the offing, be on the horizon, brewing, come on, forebode,
foreshadow,
frighten, hang over, impend, imperil,
jeopardize,
loom, overhang,
portend,
presage, put at risk, put in jeopardy,
warnAntonime: guard,
protect,
save