Idiom
take occasion
Meaning
To take advantage of an opportunity.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I will take occasion to speak with her tomorrow.”
“Since the manager is in a good mood today, I should take occasion to ask for a raise.”
“He decided to take occasion of the quiet evening to finish his manuscript, knowing that the following week would be filled with endless distractions.”
Examples
simple
“I will take occasion to speak with her tomorrow.”
contextual
“Since the manager is in a good mood today, I should take occasion to ask for a raise.”
complex
“He decided to take occasion of the quiet evening to finish his manuscript, knowing that the following week would be filled with endless distractions.”
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