look to the main chance

verb

Roget 864: be cautious etc. adj.; take care, take heed, take good care; have a care mind, what one is about; be on one's guard etc. (keep watch) 459; make assurance doubly sure" [Macbeth]. bespeak etc. (be early) 132.    think twice, look before one leaps, count the cost, look to the main chance, cut one's coat according to one's cloth; feel one's ground, feel one's way; see how the land lies etc. (foresight) 510; wait to see how the cat jumps; bridle one's tongue; reculer pour mieux sauter etc. (prepare) 673 [Fr.]; let well alone, let well enough alone; let sleeping dogs lie, ne pas reveiller le chat qui dort [Fr.], don't wake a sleeping cat.    keep out of harm's way, keep out of troubled waters; keep at a respectful distance, stand aloof; keep on the safe side, be on the safe side.    husband one's resources etc. 636.    caution etc. (warn) 668.    ... show more

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