play one's cards right

to act cleverly, sensibly, or cautiously

行動巧妙、明智、謹慎，善於利用自己的優勢

If you play your cards right, you may get mentioned in her will.

如果你做事恰到好處，她的遺囑裡可能提到你。

If we play our cards right, we can make a lot of money out of this deal.

如果我們好好運用手上的條件和機會，這筆生意一定能賺不少錢。

We never thought Pete would amount to much but he's a good salesman with a smooth tongue. He played his cards right and now he's rich with more money than he knows what to do with.

我們從來沒覺得彼特能成什麼大器，但他是個能說會道的推銷員。他做事用心、恰到好處，最後發了大財；現在錢多得簡直不知道怎麼花了。