advantage : Idioms & Phrases
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- Advantage ground
- homecourt advantage
- mechanical advantage
- take advantage
- tax advantage
- to advantage
- To advantage one's self of
To be taken aback ,To take advantage of ,To take air , etc.- To have the advantage of
- To take advantage of
To turn to account ,profit ,advantage , or the likeTo turn to profit ,advantage , etc.
Advantage ground
- vantage ground. R. Clarendon.
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homecourt advantage
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noun the advantage of playing on your home court in front of fans who are rooting for you
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mechanical advantage
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noun the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it
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take advantage
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verb draw advantages from
capitalize; capitalise.
- he is capitalizing on her mistake
- she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover
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verb make excessive use of
trespass.
- You are taking advantage of my good will!
- She is trespassing upon my privacy
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tax advantage
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noun an advantage bestowed by legislation that reduces a tax on some preferred activity
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to advantage
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adverb in a manner that uses the most flattering or best aspects of
- the dress brought out her figure to advantage
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To advantage one's self of
- to avail one's self of. Obs.
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To be taken aback , To take advantage of , To take air , etc.
- See under
Aback ,Advantage , etc.
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To have the advantage of
- (any one), to have a personal knowledge of one who does not have a reciprocal knowledge. "You have the advantage of me; I don't remember ever to have had the honor." Sheridan.
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To take advantage of
- to profit by; (often used in a bad sense) to overreach, to outwit.
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To turn to account , profit , advantage , or the like
- to be made profitable or advantageous; to become worth the while.
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To turn to profit , advantage , etc.
- to make profitable or advantageous.
