play checkers 

A slang term for getting it on or having sex

Lucky guy: Dude after the bar that redhead and i went back to her place to play checkers. WE played checkers for like an hour. And she was SO good at it.

play checkers by namixas11 January 24, 2011

play chess, not checkers 

Another way to say work smarter, not harder.

(Playing *INSERT SHOOTER GAME HERE*)
Person 1: That damned sniper always manages to shoot me dead, even though I keep hitting them with my bullets.
Person 2: Play chess, not checkers.

play chess, not checkers by TrueDragonzzz Gaming November 1, 2019