play one's cards right (カードをうまく使う)

Idiom Decision

意味

to make the right decisions in order to achieve a good result

良い結果を得るために正しい決断を下すこと (yoi kekka o eru tame ni tadashī ketsudan o orosu koto)

例文

"If you play your cards right, you could get the promotion you want."

"もしカードをうまく使えば、あなたは望む昇進を得られるでしょう。" (moshi **kaado o umaku tsukaeba**, anata wa nozomu shōshin o erareru deshō)