摘要：Soon, if she played her cards right, she would be head of the London office.

play your cards right

处理得当;行事精明；办事高明；巧妙发挥优势；做事有心计

If you say that someone will achieve success if they play their cards right, you mean that they will achieve success if they act skillfully and use the advantages that they have.

to deal successfully with a particular situation so that you achieve some advantage or sth that you want

If he plays his cards right, Tony might get a promotion.

如果托尼把握好机会，他可能会升职。

The bosses have been impressed with your work so far. If you keep playing your cards right, you could see a promotion inside of a year.

你做的工作给老板留下深刻的印象，如果你继续处理得当，你在一年内就会升职。

Soon, if she played her cards right, she would be head of the London office.

如果她办事高明，很快她就会成为伦敦办公室的主管。

Coco Chanel played her cards right and she was rich with more money than she knew what to do with.

可可·香奈儿女士做事用心、恰到好处，最后发了大财，钱多得简直不知道怎么花了。

He could even be the next manager of the England team if he plays his cards right.

如果他处理得好,说不定都能当上英格兰队的下任教练。

If I play my cards right,I might be Mrs.Skerrett one day with an assistant of my own.

如果我办事得当，有一天我还可能成为Skerrett夫人，拥有自己的助手。

You could end up running this company if you play your cards right.

你要是处理得当，到头来这个公司能归你掌管。

If you play your cards right, you will be successful in your career.

假如你做事精明小心，事业就能成功。

I'm really hoping Janet will agree to go on a second date, but I'll have to play my cards right tonight!

我希望珍妮特愿意和我去第二次约会，但是我必须处理得当。

If you play your cards right, you could make quite a lot of money out of this.

如果经营得法，你会从中赚很多钱。

来源：翅膀英语