show to advantage

Idioms  

1. Also,. Display in a flattering way, benefit, as in This lighting shows the paintings to advantage, or Your extensive use of quotations shows your learning to good advantage. [Mid-1300s]

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Example Sentences

"Its the perfect time" for South Korea to leverage its strategic advantage and make investments as "the AI boom might die down" and demand could regress, he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

"Pakistan's ability to weather the initial Indian onslaught played to its strategic advantage, even though it is less clear what would have happened if the conflict had continued," Markey told the BBC.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

But this strategic advantage has always come with a catch — Iran could likely only use it once.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

“Realism is all about realizing that in a competitive world, you want to be smart and go for genuine strategic advantage, not just pointless displays of power.”

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

With nothing left but a soon-to-wither manioc crop, it could hardly be a strategic advantage for the combatants to seize on.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer