Collocation
take advantage
to use a situation or opportunity to get a benefit; sometimes, to treat someone unfairly to benefit yourself
Definition
'take advantage' is a common English collocation. to use a situation or opportunity to get a benefit; sometimes, to treat someone unfairly to benefit yourself
take advantage + of + noun/gerund
“You should take advantage of the free trial before it ends.”
Examples
- Take advantage of the quiet morning to get your work done.
- She took advantage of the discount and bought a new laptop.
- We should take advantage of the extra time before the meeting starts.
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- He is trying to take advantage of your kindness, so set clearer boundaries.
- They took advantage of the confusion to slip out unnoticed.
- If you can, take advantage of the training sessions offered by the company.
- The store was accused of taking advantage of customers with hidden fees.
- I do not want to take advantage of your hospitality, so I will book a hotel.
- Investors took advantage of the dip in prices and bought more shares.
More verb + noun + prepositions
- give attention to focus on something or consider it carefully
- put pressure on to try to make someone do something by using influence, demands, or threats
- put effort into to spend time and energy trying hard to improve or achieve something
- bring attention to to make people notice or think about something; to highlight it