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Esplora i modi di dire inglesi relativi a trarre vantaggio, tra cui "pescare in acque agitate" e "volerci la marmellata sopra".

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to press home one's advantage

[Frase]

to maximize one's current advantage or position of strength in a particular situation

sfruttare il vantaggio, insistere in vantaggio

Ex: Instead of easing off, they pressed home their advantage and forced a settlement.

Invece di mollare, sfruttarono il vantaggio e imposero un accordo.

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to get in on the act

[Frase]

to take advantage of or become involved in an activity that someone else has started in an attempt to achieve the same amount of success or profit

salire sul carro, volere la propria fetta

Ex: Seeing how well the first café did, three more owners got in on the act.

Vedendo il successo del primo caffè, altri tre proprietari salirono sul carro.

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to fish in troubled waters

[Frase]

to make effort to turn a difficult situation in one's favor

pescare nel torbido, approfittare del caos

Ex: She accused the lobbyists of fishing in troubled waters after the scandal broke.

Dopo lo scandalo, accusò i lobbisti di pescare nel torbido.

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to have one's cake and eat it (too)

[Frase]

to desire to have two things that are impossible to have without sacrificing the other

volere botte piena e moglie ubriaca, volere tutto senza rinunce

Ex: He wants full control but no responsibility, which is having his cake and eating it too.

Vuole il pieno controllo senza responsabilità; vuole botte piena e moglie ubriaca.

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to know which side one's bread is buttered on

[Frase]

to know the exact way to treat others or how to act so as to get what one desires

sapere dove conviene stare, sapere da che parte stare

Ex: He suddenly became polite to the committee once they controlled the funding; he knew which side his bread was buttered on.

Appena il comitato ha preso il controllo dei fondi, è diventato improvvisamente gentile: sapeva dove gli conveniva stare.

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to have it both ways

[Frase]

to benefit from two opposing or contradictory situations or options at the same time

volere tutto, volere due vantaggi insieme

Ex: If you want the team to trust you, you can't also keep hiding information from them.

Se vuoi la fiducia del team, non puoi anche nascondergli informazioni.

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to not give somebody an even break

[Frase]

to take advantage of someone who is easily tricked instead of giving them a fair chance

approfittare della sua ingenuità, non dargli una chance leale

Ex: He was too honest for that crowd; they never gave him an even break.

Era troppo onesto per quel gruppo; non gli hanno mai dato una chance leale.

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to give somebody an inch

[Frase]

to treat someone in such a kind and generous manner that they become greedy and ungrateful to one

dargli troppa corda, viziarlo troppo

Ex: The client was grateful at first, but we gave him an inch and he kept demanding more for free.

Il cliente all'inizio era grato, ma gli abbiamo dato troppa corda e ha preteso altro gratis.

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want jam on it

[Frase]

used to ask if someone wants extra or additional benefits or features, often in a playful manner

vuoi anche l'extra?, e magari pure il bonus?

Ex: She got the best room in the hotel and still asked for a sea view. Want jam on it?

Ha avuto la camera migliore dell'hotel e ha chiesto pure la vista mare. E magari pure il bonus?

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