Synonyms and antonyms of To have, or to take advantage of, an opportunity in British Thesaurus

benefit (verb)

to get help or an advantage from something

get (verb)

to obtain a benefit or have a positive feeling when you do something

gain (verb)

to get a benefit or advantage for yourself

exploit (verb)

to use a situation so that you get benefit from it, even if it is wrong or unfair to do this

jump at ()

to take an opportunity that is offered to you in a very enthusiastic way

grasp (verb)

to take advantage of an opportunity when it happens

take advantage of something ()

to use a situation or opportunity to get what you want

make capital out of something ()

to get an advantage from a situation, especially a bad situation

seize an opportunity/chance ()

to act quickly in order to use an opportunity that may not be available later

leap at the chance/opportunity/offer ()

to accept something quickly and in an enthusiastic way

be onto a good thing ()

to have found an opportunity to become very successful or make a lot of money

capitalize on ()

to use an event or a situation to help you to achieve something or to get an advantage

enjoy (verb)

formal to have something as a benefit or advantage

get (verb)

to have the opportunity or be able to do something

get/have a look-in (British)

Britishinformal to get an opportunity to take part in something or show how well you can do something

get/keep/stay ahead (of the game) ()

to react quickly so that you gain/keep an advantage

get out of ()

to get pleasure or a benefit from something

get your foot/toe in the door ()

to get an opportunity to start working in an organization or business, especially when this will give you more opportunities in the future

have it both ways ()

to want to have the benefit from two possibilities when you can only choose one

in the right place at the right time ()

to be somewhere at a time when you can take advantage of an opportunity

lie with ()

if something such as power or a decision lies with someone, they have power or the right to make a decision

make a virtue of something ()

to get benefits by accepting a situation that you cannot change and using it to your advantage

make of ()

to use chances and opportunities in order to be successful

make the most of something ()

to use a good situation to get the best possible result

milk (verb)

to get a lot of personal advantage or benefit from something, especially in a dishonest way

nab (verb)

informal to quickly take something, or to take some advantage

not/never miss a trick ()

to notice every opportunity and use it

on someone’s coat-tails ()

using someone else’s success to get an advantage for yourself

opportunism (noun)

showing disapproval the actions of someone who takes every opportunity to gain an advantage and is willing to behave in an unfair way

opportunist (noun)

showing disapproval someone who takes every opportunity to gain an advantage and is willing to behave in an unfair way

press something home ()

to make full use of an advantage that you have over someone

profit from (formal)

formal to get an advantage from a situation

score off ()

to gain an advantage over someone

score points ()

to gain an advantage over other people, especially by saying or doing something that makes a particular person or group of people like you

seize on ()

to use something in an enthusiastic way in order to gain an advantage

snap up ()

to immediately take advantage of an opportunity

snatch (verb)

to quickly take the opportunity to do something

strike while the iron is hot ()

to take advantage of an opportunity before the situation changes

trade on ()

to get an advantage by making use of something