turn to advantage

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turn something to one's advantage

to make an advantage for oneself out of something (which might otherwise be a disadvantage). Sally found a way to turn the problem to her advantage. The ice cream store manager was able to turn the hot weather to her advantage.

See also: advantage, turn

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As he had arrived at that age when every man is, experimentally, something of a physician, he was enabled to turn to advantage the little knowledge in the healing art which he had casually picked up; and was sufficiently successful in two or three cases, to convince the simple Indians that report had not exaggerated his medical talents. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context			Turn on, tune in, drop out turn onto turn out turn out of turn out to be turn over turn over a new leaf turn over in mind turn over to turn some place inside out turn stomach turn tail turn the clock back turn the corner turn the heat up turn the knife turn the other cheek turn the other way turn the page turn the tables turn the tables on turn the tide turn thumbs down turn thumbs up turn to turn to advantage turn to dust turn to good account turn toward turn turtle turn under turn up turn up like a bad penny turn up the heat turn up toes turn upside down turn water off turn your stomach Turnabout is fair play turned off turning turning point turnip tussle with tweak off twelve good men and true twice twiddle twiddle thumbs twiddle with twilight			turn the scales at turn the screw turn the screw turn the screw turn the screws turn the screws turn the screws turn the tables turn the tables turn the tables turn the tables turn the tables turn the tables on turn the tables on turn the tide turn the tide turn thumbs down turn thumbs down turn thumbs up Turn Time turn to turn to turn to turn to turn to turn to account turn to account turn to account turn to account turn to account turn to advantage turn to ashes in mouth turn to ashes in mouth turn to ashes in mouth Turn to Dust turn to for help turn to for support turn to good account turn to good account turn to good account turn to good account turn to good account turn to good account turn to one’s advantage turn to scorn turn to the side turn to use Turn to Your Partner turn toward Turn Toward The Sun turn tread turn turtle turn turtle turn turtle turn turtle turn turtle turn under turn up turn up turn up turn up

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