English · Word pair Candidate B2

take advantage of somebody

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: take advantage of something

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To exploit or benefit from someone's situation or weakness

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

lợi dụng hoặc được lợi từ tình huống hoặc điểm yếu của ai đó

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Literally: use someone's benefit to one's own advantage

Examples

The company took advantage of the employee's desperation and paid him a low wage

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Everyday learner phrase (CEFR B2); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “take advantage of somebody” mean?

To exploit or benefit from someone's situation or weakness Literally: use someone's benefit to one's own advantage

Is “take advantage of somebody” formal or informal?

take advantage of somebody is generally neutral.