playing it smart
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- savvyPractical shrewdness
clever · cautious · wise · tactful · crafty · outsmart · chess · maneuver · angle · hedge · careful · sly · foresight · levelheaded · prudent · cagey · sharp · wily
strategic prudence
playing it smartthrowing caution to the wind
winging it · playing with fire · flying blind · shooting oneself in the foot · shooting from the hip
self-interest calculation
playing it smartwearing one's heart on one's sleeve
Displaying emotions openly
risk orientation
playing it smartgoing for broke
Wagering everything you have
rolling the dice · playing fast and loose · living dangerously · pushing your luck · going all in