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take advantage

ta·kead·van·tage

common

verb

1.

draw advantages from

  • “he is capitalizing on her mistake”
  • “she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover”
2.

make excessive use of

  • “You are taking advantage of my good will!”
  • “She is trespassing upon my privacy”

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