Alternative form of play the hand one is dealt

Alternative form of play the hand one is dealt

(idiomatic) To use the resources which one actually has available; to operate realistically, within the limits of one's circumstances.

It is allowable to retaliate against an enemy's dirty tricks by using the same ones against them. / Taking turns is morally right.

A situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side.

(idiomatic, intransitive) To play a subsidiary or subordinate role to someone or something else.

(baseball) A shift in the defensive alignment of the infielders towards home plate when there is a baserunner on first base, to increase the possibility of getting a double play.

(sports) In a one-sided sporting contest, when junior varsity players (i.e., second- and third-string players) play a majority of a varsity game.

(idiomatic) To play the devil; to make mischief.

(idiomatic) To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits one's purpose.