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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pina	PEE-nah	Italian
Liliana	lee-LYAH-nah (Italian, Polish), lil-ee-AN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, English
Hettie	HET-ee	English
Fayvel	-	Yiddish
Jordyn	JAWR-din	English (Modern)
Ardito	-	Italian