played carefully
circumspectly … to be …
cracker of a day
Circumspectly: a careful, cautious, and watchful manner, considering all possible consequences before acting. It implies a degree of prudence and discretion, avoiding risks and potential dangers.
Listening to the BBC Coverage of the 1st Test Cricket Match (must be summer time) against India, I am again in awe of the vocabulary of the BBC presenters and commentators.
Jonathan Agnew, talking about England’s play said that the England team had played carefully …
circumspectly.
I will wait in vain for some one in America to say about any coach …. any team … played circumspectly.
Boy Howdy, but, as Michael Vaughn said, “that would be a cracker of day!”
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