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1 take advantage
To use for your benefit.
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turn sth to your advantage — ► to find a way of getting something positive out of a bad situation: »Experienced long term investors can turn an economic downturn to their advantage. Main Entry: ↑turn … Financial and business terms
turn something to your advantage — turn sth to your adˈvantage idiom to use or change a bad situation so that it helps you • Every magician has a trick that goes wrong, but you can turn this to your advantage by pretending it was deliberate and making the audience laugh.… … Useful english dictionary
be to your advantage — be/work to your adˈvantage idiom to give you an advantage; to change a situation in a way that gives you an advantage • It would be to your advantage to attend this meeting. • Eventually, the new regulations will work to our advantage. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
work to your advantage — be/work to your adˈvantage idiom to give you an advantage; to change a situation in a way that gives you an advantage • It would be to your advantage to attend this meeting. • Eventually, the new regulations will work to our advantage. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
use sth to your advantage — use sth to your (own) advantage ► to use your skills, resources, etc. to get an opportunity for yourself: »She had some important contacts in the government, which she used to her advantage. Main Entry: ↑advantage … Financial and business terms
advantage — ad|van|tage W1S1 [ədˈva:ntıdʒ US ədˈvæn ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: avantage, from avant before , from Latin abante; ADVANCE2] 1.) [U and C] something that helps you to be more successful than others, or the state of having this ≠ … Dictionary of contemporary English
advantage — noun 1 THAT HELPS YOU (C, U) something that helps you to be better or more successful than others (+ of): the advantages of a university education | have an advantage (over): For certain types of work wood has advantages over plastic. | give sb… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
advantage — ad•van•tage [[t]ædˈvæn tɪdʒ, ˈvɑn [/t]] n. v. taged, taging 1) any circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success or a desired end: the advantages of a good education[/ex] 2) benefit; gain; profit: It will be to your advantage … From formal English to slang
advantage — noun 1 thing that helps ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, enormous, great, huge, overwhelming ▪ clear, decided, decisive … Collocations dictionary
advantage — ad|van|tage [ əd væntıdʒ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount something that makes one person or thing more likely to succeed than others: BENEFIT: the advantages of a good education give someone an advantage: Her teaching experience gives her an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
advantage */*/*/ — UK [ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] / US [ədˈvæntɪdʒ] noun Word forms advantage : singular advantage plural advantages 1) [countable/uncountable] something that makes one person or thing more likely to succeed than others the advantages of a good education give… … English dictionary