act at the best time, seize the opportunity I took advantage of the low price of gasoline. I bought 500 litres.
get the advantage of
Idiom(s): get the advantage of someone AND get the advantage over sb; get the edge on sb; get the edge over sb
Theme: ADVANTAGE - GAIN
to achieve a position superior to someone else. (The word the can be replaced with an.) • Toward the end of the race, I got the advantage over Mary. • She'd had an advantage over me since the start of the competition. • I got an edge on Sally, too, and she came in second. • It's speed that counts. You can have the edge over everyone, but if you don't have speed, you lose.
take advantage of|advantage|take
v. phr. 1. To make good use of. The cat took advantage of the high grass to creep up on the bird.Jean took advantage of the lunch hour to finish her homework. 2. To treat (someone) unfairly for your own gain or help; make unfair use of. He took advantage of his friend's kindness.The little children did not know how much to pay for the candy, and Ralph took advantage of them. Synonym: IMPOSE ON.
the advantage of (something)
A favorable attribute, abnormally in allegory to added agnate bodies or things. I anticipate I'm the arch applicant for the job, abnormally back I accept the advantage of my all-encompassing apprentice teaching experience.She's consistently had the advantage of her mother's all-inclusive abundance and influence.Learn more: advantage, of
*the advantage of someone
and *the advantage over someone; *an advantage over someone; *the advantage over someone; *the bend on someone; *the bend over addition a position above to that of addition else; a cachet wherein one controls or has ahead or ascendancy over addition else. (*Typically: get ~; accord addition ~; accept ~.) She'd gotten an advantage over me at the alpha of the competition.I got an bend on Sally, too, and she came in second.Learn more: advantage, ofLearn more:
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Словарь похожих слов, Разные формулировки, Синонимы, Идиомы для Идиома advantage of