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take advantage

 
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advantage
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to do something to help yourself in a way that is not fair to someone else.
He took advantage of his kind friend by not returning the money he borrowed.
definition 2: to make good use of something in order to help yourself.
She took advantage of the store's sale and bought extra groceries.