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turn to advantage

turn something to one's advantage

to make an advantage for oneself out of something (which might otherwise be a disadvantage). Sally found a way to turn the problem to her advantage. The ice cream store manager was able to turn the hot weather to her advantage.
See also: advantage, turn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
StaciSTAY-seeEnglish
Pontus-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
RolfRAWLF (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
HarveHAHRVEnglish
DerekDER-ikEnglish
KandiKAN-deeEnglish
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