take advantage of

Idioms  

1. Put to good use; avail oneself of; also, profit selfishly by, exploit. For example, Let's take advantage of the good weather and go hiking, or They really take advantage of her good nature, getting her to do all the disagreeable chores. [Late 1300s]

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Example Sentences

For example, they might create a “back door” that an external adversary could take advantage of, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Batteries are able to take advantage of the five-minute incremental volatility that occurs in the market…driven by unpredictable wind, unpredictable solar generation, and, of course, the same old stuff that we used to deal with in this market 20 years ago, which is unreliable coal,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“All of these things come in and create that short-term volatility, and so we’re teaming up with infrastructure players to take advantage of that.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Seiberg said he and his colleagues believe only a few companies will initially take advantage of the semiannual option.

From MarketWatch

This class is loaded with talented pass rushers, and teams figure to take advantage of that early and often.

From Los Angeles Times

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