# play it pear-shaped

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To avoid committing oneself to a single course of action; to go with the flow, take it easy.

## Etymology
Compare go pear-shaped (“to go awry; to go wrong”), attested somewhat later.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/play-it-pear-shaped