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be on the safe side
verb as in play it safe
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Example Sentences
Just to be on the safe side, Takeo also has a bug-free menu.
From BBC
So to be on the safe side, it would be advisable to avoid raw milk products.
From Salon
Jones has been cleared to return after a wreck at Talladega resulted in a compression fracture in his back, but the team opted to hold him out for one more week to be on the safe side.
From Seattle Times
“I felt we didn’t get enough time to think about it and read up on it. So I felt, to be on the safe side, ‘no, no’ — no change.”
From Seattle Times
But in terms of shopping, he’d stick with zones 7 or 8 to be on the safe side for now.
From Seattle Times
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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