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To cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To take advantage of an opportunity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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turn to one's advantage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The environmentalist lobby made hay of the nuclear plant accident
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: exploit, work
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Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Faroese:
hoyggja
— to cut grass to turn into hay
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Finnish:
tehdä heinää
— to cut grass to turn into hay
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French:
faner
— to cut grass to turn into hay
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French:
faire les foins
— to cut grass to turn into hay
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German:
Heu machen
— to cut grass to turn into hay
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Italian:
far fieno
— to cut grass to turn into hay
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Polish:
kosić trawę
— to cut grass to turn into hay
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Romansh:
fanar
— to cut grass to turn into hay
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Romansh:
far fain
— to cut grass to turn into hay
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Romansh:
far fein
— to cut grass to turn into hay
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Romansh:
far fagn
— to cut grass to turn into hay
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Romansh:
fer cul fain
— to cut grass to turn into hay
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Romansh:
far cun fain
— to cut grass to turn into hay
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German:
profilieren
— to take advantage of an opportunity
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German:
beweisen
— to take advantage of an opportunity
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German:
hervortun
— to take advantage of an opportunity
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German:
die Gelegenheit beim Schopf ergreifen
— to take advantage of an opportunity
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German:
ausschlachten
— to take advantage of an opportunity
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Italian:
fare cassa
— to take advantage of an opportunity