Interactions - Taking Advantage

Explore English idioms that relate to taking advantage, including "fish in troubled waters" and "want jam on it".

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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