trade onsomething
phrasal verbwithtradeverbuk/treɪd/us/treɪd/
to use something,especiallyacharacteristic, foryourownadvantageand usually in anunfairway:
People are alwaystradingon hisgenerosity.
Thiskindofadvertisingtradeson people'sfears.
Hetradeson his goodlooks.
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- avail
- availyourselfofsomething
- be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
- exhaust
- go through
- gobblesomethingup
- make capital out ofsomethingidiom
- max
- max out
- spare
- spent
- swallow
- tap
- turn over
- turn tosomeone/something
- turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
- unblock
- underuse