to play into

English translation: to capitalize on / capitalise upon / to make the most of

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English term or phrase:	to play into
Selected answer:	to capitalize on / capitalise upon / to make the most of
Entered by:	Nadia Ayoub

17:20 Aug 20, 2011

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop

English term or phrase: to play into

We therefore recommend that the PSA process should be undertaken anticipating or making use of the opportunities generated by moments of political change and/or strategic planning of the United Nations System, to play into the predisposition of actors to rethink their country’s situation.

PSA: Population Situation Analysis.

Thank you for your help.

Nadia Ayoub KudoZ activity Questions: 233 (1 open) (3 without valid answers) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 5921 Egypt
Local time: 07:32

to capitalize on / capitalise upon / to make the most of

Explanation:
Other options. The preposition "into" suggests that they are looking fo positive synchronicity. Examples: My View: Time to capitalize on the biking-for-transportation trend ...
www.salemnews.com/.../My-View-Time-to-capitalize-on-th...10 Aug 2011 – In Beverly the opportunity to capitalize on the urban biking-for-transportation trend is intriguing. With ongoing efforts to develop the ...; capitalize upon legal definition of capitalize upon. capitalize ... - learned to capitalize upon this tendency of this "government class. ...;

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Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 06:32

Grading comment

Many thanks Jenni :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +8

to capitalize on / capitalise upon / to make the most of

Jenni Lukac (X)

4 +1

to fit in with, make use of

Martin Riordan

to benefit

eski

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

to fit in with, make use of

Explanation:
The PSA process should be adapted to take account of "the predisposition of actors to rethink their country’s situation".

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 01:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

5 mins confidence:

to benefit

Explanation:
to benefit:

play into the hands of - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary ...
idioms.thefreedictionary.com/play+into+the+hands+of - CachedDefinition of play into the hands of in the Idioms Dictionary. play into the hands of phrase. What does play into the hands of expression mean?
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play into hands - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and ...
idioms.thefreedictionary.com/play+into+hands - CachedDefinition of play into hands in the Idioms Dictionary. play into hands ...

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-08-20 17:27:30 GMT)
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play into the hands of somebody also play into somebody's hands
to give someone an advantage If this information is made public, it will play into the hands of people who are demanding an investigation of the police.
Usage notes: usually an advantage one person believes another should not have

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-08-20 17:27:41 GMT)
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eski :))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 22:32
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

to capitalize on / capitalise upon / to make the most of

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 06:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44

Grading comment

Many thanks Jenni :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

AllegroTrans: to capitalize on / capitalise on

4 mins

-> Cheers and thanks, AllegroTrans. Have a good weekend.

agree

Jack Doughty

34 mins

-> Thanks Jack, have a good weekend.

agree

Lindsay Spratt

14 hrs

-> Thanks very much, Lindsay. Have a nice day.

agree

B D Finch: I'm just reading Naomi Klein's "The Shock Doctrine", and suspect that this has a lot to do with what she describes in that book.// Thanks for the ref. Looking at some reviews, it doesn't really seem to be about the same political issues.

16 hrs

-> Thanks, BD. Hidden deep inside the book, there are some interesting thoughts that cross, although Kaplan himself comes from a very different camp.

agree

Demi Ebrite

23 hrs

-> Thanks very much, Demi.

agree

Phong Le

1 day 17 hrs

-> Thanks and greetings from Spain, Phong.

agree

Thuy-PTT (X)

2 days 12 hrs

-> Cheers and thanks, Thuy.

agree

amarpaul

2 days 13 hrs

-> Greetings and thanks, amarpaul.

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