simple past tense and past participle of play one's cards right

simple past tense and past participle of play one's cards well

simple past tense and past participle of play the hand one is dealt

simple past tense and past participle of play someone like a bass fiddle

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.