play it close to the hip

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To behave conservatively and discreetly.
    — Goodman wanted to play it close to the hip by starting the evening out with his more commercial arrangements—which fell flat with the audience; however, when he launched the band into Fletcher Henderson's arrangement of "King Porter Stomp," the fans went wild.

词形变化

plays it close to the hip present,singular,third-person playing it close to the hip participle,present played it close to the hip participle,past played it close to the hip past
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