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Take advantage of? #1 (permalink) Thu Nov 04, 2004 7:36 am   Take advantage of?
 

Test No. incompl/inter-3 "If you tend to forget", question 7

If you're not careful you'll find that because of your generous nature, she'll start taking ......... of you.

(a) part
(b) advantage
(c) consideration
(d) prominence

Test No. incompl/inter-3 "If you tend to forget", answer 7

If you're not careful you'll find that because of your generous nature, she'll start taking advantage of you.

Correct answer: (b) advantage

Your answer was: incorrect
If you're not careful you'll find that because of your generous nature, she'll start taking part of you.
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Take advantage of - profit from #2 (permalink) Thu Nov 04, 2004 21:10 pm   Take advantage of - profit from
 

To take advantage of of somebody means to profit from them (often used in a bad sense as in the sentence you are referring to).
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