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play the market
Idioms and Phrases
Trade in securities in order to make money, as in He is always playing the market with only mixed results . This term uses play in the sense of “gamble,†a usage dating from about 1500.Example Sentences
California will continue muddling along with a flawed tax system that hurts people when stocks inevitably fall — whether they play the market or not.
Indeed, the original HODLer in 2013 had no illusions about their ability to play the market.
If lawmakers want to play the market, they should select a different career path.
Less reassuring is the knowledge that so many judges try to play the market instead of parking their money in mutual funds, which is the optimal choice in terms of both their legal obligations and their financial self-interest.
But that’s not the only way people try to play the market.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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