take advantage of
- take advantage of
Synonyms and related words:
abuse, benefit from, bleed, bleed white, capitalize on, carpe diem, cash in, cash in on, deceive, drain, exploit, foist on, ill-use, impose on, impose upon, improve, improve the occasion, make capital of, make hay, make use of, manipulate, milk, misuse, not be behindhand, pass off on, pass the buck, play on, presume upon, profit by, put across, put on, put over, put to advantage, put upon, seize the day, shift the blame, shift the responsibility, stroke, suck dry, trade on, turn to account, turn to profit, turn to use, use, use ill, use to advantage, work on, work upon|
Moby Thesaurus.
Grady Ward.
1996.
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take advantage of — take advantage (of (something)) to use an opportunity to get or achieve something. He took advantage of the prison s education program to earn a college degree. There are peaches and strawberries grown on the farm, and I sure take full advantage… … New idioms dictionary
take advantage — (of (something)) to use an opportunity to get or achieve something. He took advantage of the prison s education program to earn a college degree. There are peaches and strawberries grown on the farm, and I sure take full advantage of them. Usage… … New idioms dictionary
take advantage of — take advantage (of (someone)) to use someone s weakness to improve your own situation. Mr. Smith often takes advantage of my friendship and leaves the unpleasant tasks for me to do … New idioms dictionary
take advantage — (of (someone)) to use someone s weakness to improve your own situation. Mr. Smith often takes advantage of my friendship and leaves the unpleasant tasks for me to do … New idioms dictionary
take advantage of — ► take advantage of 1) make unfair use of for one s own benefit. 2) dated seduce. 3) make good use of the opportunities offered. Main Entry: ↑advantage … English terms dictionary
take advantage — index deceive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
take advantage of — index bait (lure), bilk, capitalize (seize the chance), defraud, delude, dupe, employ (make use of) … Law dictionary
take advantage of — phrasal 1. : to make use of for one s own benefit : use to advantage : profit by extends his examination … to take advantage of modern methods of diagnosis Morris Fishbein feels we are not taking proper advantage of our opportunity R.A.Smith 2 … Useful english dictionary
take advantage of — I. act at the best time, seize the opportunity I took advantage of the low price of gasoline. I bought 500 litres. II. hurt or abuse someone who trusts you I feel very angry toward people who take advantage of children … English idioms
take advantage of — idi a) to make use of for gain: to take advantage of an opportunity[/ex] b) to impose upon, esp. unfairly, as by exploiting a weakness … From formal English to slang
take advantage of something — phrase to use a situation or opportunity to get what you want Moss took advantage of the defender’s mistake to score a goal. take full advantage of something: Many schools don’t take full advantage of the Internet. Thesaurus: to use something, or … Useful english dictionary
