put something to good use
- put something to good use
put something to good use phrase
to use something that you have for a sensible purpose that brings a benefit to you
Do you promise to put the money to good use?
Thesaurus: to use something, or to be used
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I'm looking forward to putting my new skills to use. [=to using my new skills; to doing what I have just learned to do]
Thanks for the donation. We'll put it to good use. [=we'll do something good with it]
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put sth to good ˈuse idiom
to be able to use sth for a purpose, and get an advantage from doing so
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She'll be able to put her languages to good use in her new job.
Useful english dictionary.
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put something to good use — to use something that you have for a sensible purpose that brings a benefit to you Do you promise to put the money to good use? … English dictionary
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use */*/*/ — I UK [juːz] / US [juz] verb Word forms use : present tense I/you/we/they use he/she/it uses present participle using past tense used past participle used 1) [transitive] to do something using a machine, tool, skill, method etc in order to do a… … English dictionary
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turn something to good account — turn (something) to (good) account formal : to gain or profit from (something) : to take advantage of (something) Is there a way to turn this situation to good account? • • • Main Entry: ↑account * * * put/turn sth to good acˈcount … Useful english dictionary
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
use — use1 W1S1 [ju:z] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(use something)¦ 2¦(amount of something)¦ 3¦(treat somebody unfairly)¦ 4¦(an advantage)¦ 5 could use something 6¦(word)¦ 7¦(drugs)¦ Phrasal verbs use something<=>up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date … Dictionary of contemporary English
