play one's cards right
to act cleverly, sensibly, or cautiously
行动巧妙、明智、谨慎，善于利用自己的优势
If you play your cards right, you may get mentioned in her will.
如果你做事恰到好处，她的遗嘱里可能提到你。
If we play our cards right, we can make a lot of money out of this deal.
如果我们好好运用手上的条件和机会，这笔生意一定能赚不少钱。
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.
我们从来没觉得彼特能成什么大器，但他是个能说会道的推销员。他做事用心、恰到好处，最后发了大财；现在钱多得简直不知道怎么花了。