{"id":1517,"date":"2019-10-23T20:40:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T20:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/?page_id=1517"},"modified":"2019-10-23T20:40:48","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T20:40:48","slug":"to-take-advantage-of","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/to-take-advantage-of\/","title":{"rendered":"To Take Advantage Of"},"content":{"rendered":"<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photo by geralt\" alt=\"advantage photo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2019\/10\/57e1d34a4950a814ea898675c6203f78083edbe25259774b712c7c_640_advantage.jpg?w=678&#038;ssl=1\" \/>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The English expression &#8220;take advantage of&#8221; can have several shades of meaning. That is, it can be used in a negative or positive context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes, it&#8217;s a good thing to &#8220;take advantage.&#8221; At other times, it is bad or neutral. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, let&#8217;s say a store is offering 30% discount for the first week of June. The manager might run an advertisement and tell people to &#8220;take advantage of this offer.&#8221; In this case, the expression is used in a positive light or context. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, it is possible to take advantage of things in a bad way. For example, if you take advantage of someone who doesn&#8217;t know how to count or read, and use that as an opportunity to rob or misguide them, then you have &#8220;taken advantage of&#8221; someone in a bad way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some other examples of the expression &#8220;take advantage of&#8221; being used in a negative context:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman took advantage of the man&#8217;s love for her by asking him for expensive gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The selfish villagers took advantage of the stranger&#8217;s generosity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ungoldy woman took advantage of the man&#8217;s kindness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some examples of the expression &#8220;take advantage of&#8221; being used in a positive context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The intelligent man took advantage of the abundant sunshine when he installed solar panels on his roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The smart scientist took advantage of the powerful waterfall and harnessed its force to produce electricity using a turbine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ll take advantage of this opportunity to voice my concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please take advantage of our free offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I took advantage of my father&#8217;s knowledge in completing my project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The English expression &#8220;take advantage of&#8221; can have several shades of meaning. 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