Welcome to Phrases.com!
Phrases.com is a vast compilation of popular phrases, informal expressions, and idioms that have been collectively assembled by our community of contributing editors.
Enhance your English language and writing proficiency by browsing through our all-encompassing phrase dictionary in alphabetical order, or by effortlessly searching through keywords.
To profit from; to use an opportunity to maximum advantage, especially financially.
- 0 Views
“
Lots of people tried to cash in on that market, but few succeeded.
Submitted on October 11, 2012
More phrases:
- dig in
- knock out
- lap up
- look out
- make up
- put aside
- put forth
- sneak up
- straighten out
- take in
- taper off
- tumble to
- a cold day in hell
- at home
- at the ready
- bad for you
- birds and bees
- call it a day
- call it quits
- catch-as-catch-can
- come to terms
- cut and dried
- cut of one's jib
- daily grind
- down to the wire
- fit as a fiddle
- grace period
- green light
- in its infancy
- it takes two to tango
- kick the bucket
- light a fire under
- make headway
- move heaven and earth
- night owl
- no joy
- off-color
- on a full stomach
- on its merits
- out of order
- piece of cake
- play one's cards right
- play the race card
- pump iron
- put down roots
- put one over
- rule of thumb
- rush hour
- scare the pants off of
- seat-of-the-pants
- second banana
- see someone through
- seize the day
- shut down
- sign in
- so much as
- state of affairs
- take a gamble
- take it easy
- take the liberty
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 Apr. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/>.
Discuss everything about the Phrases.com website with our community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In