trade on

trade on
verbo transitivo con partícula
1aprovecharse de (exploit)

trade on
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
explotar; aprovecharse de
he trades shamelessly on his good looks explota su atractivo sin vergüenza ninguna; se aprovecha de su atractivo sin avergonzarse en absoluto
he trades shamelessly on his good looks/on her goodwill The legend and myth of delorean is entirely based on this period. He has done nothing more than trade on it ever since talk show hosts who trade on the in-jokes and attitudes of their own societies former administration officials who trade on their access to powerful officeholders Princess Diana cannot risk these clothes falling into the hands of people who would trade on her name and sell them as souvenirs he must give up his news service job and, trading on all his experience, try and patch together commissions to be an Athens correspondent

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clumsy, uncoordinated; slow, dim-witted