turn (something) to account

To gain or profit from something. I'm confident that I can turn this new invention of mine to account.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zvonimira	-	Croatian
Arlotto	-	Medieval Italian
Renae	rə-NAY	English
Clarice	['klæris]
Lois	['ləuis]
Diana	die-AN-ə (English), dee-AH-nah (Italian, German, Dutch)	English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian,