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Regina Tuyen Le
2022-02-12 10:02
Put/turn something to good account British idiom formal verb phrase
To make good use of something in a positive way.
He turned his negotiation skills to good account and won a big project.
She puts her language skills to good account by being an interpreter for a foreign director.
Put your free time to good account by learning a new language and meeting new friends.
Used to indicate that someone who arrives at some place or do something first will get the most amount of some advantageous quality, resource, or commodity
To lose the skill or advantage one used to have in the past
Said when someone has the skill or competence in something and could use it anywhere
The verb " put/ turn" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase first appeared in 1878, and the word "account" means "a reckoning."
Do you see anything wrong?
people often do irrational or foolish things when they are in love.
I and my boyfriend have decided to get married in the summer. I don't think that's wise, since we won't have enough money saved by then to set up house. But then, one cannot love and be wise.
