English · Idiom Candidate

turn to good account

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Use something to one's advantage

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sử dụng một điều gì đó để có lợi

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: make a good accounting of

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

She turned her failure to good account by learning from it

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

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “turn to good account” mean?

Use something to one's advantage Literally: make a good accounting of

Is “turn to good account” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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