turning to account

Verb

turn to account (third-person singular simple present turns to account, present participle turning to account, simple past and past participle turned to account)

1. Synonym of turn to good account.
   • There was conversation in the carriage and I learned certain details. One said that there would be an accident some day, and so forth. In a flash—as by an inspiration—I saw how the circumstance might be turned to account. A bad accident and the shares would certainly fall and my position would be...1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados

   Synonyms:

   turn to good account