From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishuse/turn something to your/good advantageuse/turn something to your/good advantageto use something that you have or that happens in order to achieve something How could he turn the situation to his advantage? Burns used his family connections to good advantage. → advantage
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use/turn something to your/good advantage• First and foremost, Borland have taken the Windows interface and used it to good advantage.• Professionals need to be aware of such things and use them to good advantage.• Parents may feel suspicious of these, or resentful, and will need help in using them to best advantage.• If you would like to reassess your life and learn how to use stress to your advantage, come along.• Homeloans are one of the cheapest ways of borrowing money - find out how to use them to your advantage. 