trade on sth
— phrasal verb with trade uk/treɪd/us/treɪd/verb
to use something, especially a characteristic, for your own advantage and usually in an unfair way:
People are always trading on his generosity.
This kind of advertising trades on people's fears.
He trades on his good looks.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- advantage
- avail
- avail yourself of sth
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- go into sth
- go through sth
- gobble sth up
- heavy
- make capital out of sth idiom
- max
- mine
- upcycle
- upcycling
- usable
- usage
- use
- use sth up
- wear
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