play it close to the hip (English, verb)
expansion: play it close to the hip (third-person singular simple present plays it close to the hip, present participle playing it close to the hip, simple past and past participle played it close to the hip)
Senses:
glosses: To behave conservatively and discreetly.
Forms:
form: plays it close to the hip
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing it close to the hip
tags: participle
present
form: played it close to the hip
tags: participle
past
form: played it close to the hip
tags: past