gain+advantage
91take advantage of — {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 …
92strategic advantage — UK US noun [C or U] ► if a company or country has a strategic advantage, it has a particular characteristic or way of doing things that makes it more successful than others: create/gain a strategic advantage »Gazprom has gained a strategic… …
93take\ advantage\ of — 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… …
94short-term gain — ➔ gain2 * * * short term gain UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE profit made from selling something a short time after buying it, usually within a year: »Paul buys shares with the aim of realising short term gains. ► an improvement or advantage that… …
95To turn to advantage — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …
96Metabolic advantage — is a term used in nutrition to describe the ability of a diet to achieve greater weight loss (or less weight gain[1]) than another diet of equivalent calories.[2] It is a claimed effect of low carbohydrate diets and was popularised by the Atkins… …
97Absolute gain (international relations) — As a part of liberal international relations theory, absolute gain is a term used to describe how (primarily) states will act in the international community. The theory says that international actors will look at the total effect of a decision on …
98take advantage — verb 1. draw advantages from (Freq. 11) he is capitalizing on her mistake she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover • Syn: ↑capitalize, ↑capitalise • Derivationally related forms: ↑capitalisation …
99have (or gain) the upper hand — have (or gain) an advantage or control. → upper …
100took advantage of his position — used his elite position so as to gain an advantage …
