TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOMEBODY/ SOMETHING

exploit /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ (v):

# exploit something: (disapproving) to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself.

He exploited his father's name to get himself a job.

She realized that her youth and inexperience were being exploited.

The opposition parties will always exploit government problems to their own advantage.

# exploit somebody: (disapproving) to treat somebody unfairly by making them work and not giving them much in return.

What is being done to stop employers from exploiting young people?

The workers are ruthlessly exploited by their employers.

seize /siːz/ (v):

# [transitive] seize a chance, an opportunity, the initiative, etc. to be quick to make use of a chance, an opportunity, etc.

SYNONYM grab

The party seized the initiative with both hands (= quickly and with enthusiasm).

She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.

grab /ɡræb/ (v):

# [transitive, intransitive] to take advantage of an opportunity to do or have something.

SYNONYM seize

grab something: This was my big chance and I grabbed it with both hands.

grab at something: He'll grab at any excuse to avoid doing the dishes.

He'll grab at any excuse to avoid hard work.

# [transitive] grab something: to take something for yourself, especially in a selfish or greedy way.

By the time we arrived, someone had grabbed all the good seats.

She's always trying to grab the limelight.

take advantage of something/ somebody (idiom):

​# to make use of something well; to make use of an opportunity.

She took advantage of the children's absence to tidy their rooms.

We took full advantage of the hotel facilities.

I took complete advantage of the situation.

# to make use of somebody/ something in a way that is unfair or dishonest.

SYNONYM exploit

He took advantage of my generosity (= for example, by taking more than I had intended to give).

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