play the hand one is dealt (English, verb)
expansion: play the hand one is dealt (third-person singular simple present plays the hand one is dealt, present participle playing the hand one is dealt, simple past and past participle played the hand one was dealt)
Senses:
glosses: To use the resources which one actually has available; to operate realistically, within the limits of one's circumstances.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: plays the hand one is dealt
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing the hand one is dealt
tags: participle
present
form: played the hand one was dealt
tags: participle
past
form: played the hand one was dealt
tags: past
form: play the hand dealt
tags: alternative
form: play the hand one was dealt
tags: alternative
form: play the hand that one is dealt
tags: alternative
form: play the hand that one was dealt
tags: alternative