Play (one's) hunch verb phrase
Make a decision based on one's feeling or intuition
Inspectors mustn't play a hunch when investigating a case.
If you plays your hunch like that, then get out of my team.
I chose the answer by playing my hunch.
If one stands pat on something, he or she sticks firmly to it.
Make a decision.
A decision made at the last possible moment
To decide too hastily; to throw something away after encountering a setback
Used to say that someone is so involved in a difficult situation that he/she cannot get out of.
The verb "play" should be conjugated according to its tense.