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leverage your capability

English translation: "Take advantage of your own capability" or "Make a good use of your capability"

21:47 Jul 22, 2004
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English term or phrase: leverage your capability
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Selected answer:"Take advantage of your own capability" or "Make a good use of your capability"
Explanation:
Leverage is a word derived from noun "lever", a common tool that enables you lifting, moving heavy stuff. Likewise when you "leverage" something, you use, mobilize, utilize that "something" to your own advantage, thus enhancing your resource be it money, status, interests, reputation, talent, skill, capability, whatever.
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4 +10"Take advantage of your own capability" or "Make a good use of your capability"
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"Take advantage of your own capability" or "Make a good use of your capability"


Explanation:
Leverage is a word derived from noun "lever", a common tool that enables you lifting, moving heavy stuff. Likewise when you "leverage" something, you use, mobilize, utilize that "something" to your own advantage, thus enhancing your resource be it money, status, interests, reputation, talent, skill, capability, whatever.

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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