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
Dianne	dee-AHN (French), die-AN (English)	French, English
Nasir	-	Arabic
Sydney	SID-nee	English
Ji-Hun	jee-hoon	Korean
Juli	YOO-lee	Hungarian
Johnson	['dʒɔnsn]