also: をよいことに
taking advantage of ...; using ... as an excuse
Used to indicate that someone exploits a situation, often with a negative connotation. The preceding noun or clause describes the favorable circumstance being taken advantage of.
Taking advantage of his boss's absence, he left work early.
Taking advantage of their parents' leniency, the children think they can get anything they want.
A common variant where the preceding clause is nominalized with の; essentially the same meaning and usage.
Means 'to take advantage of someone's weakness' or 'to exploit'; more direct and often more negative than をいい事に.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the phrase is usually written with kana for いい and こと.
A grammaticalized phrase from を (object marker) + いい (good) + 事 (thing) + に (adverbial particle), literally 'making it a good thing that...', which developed into 'taking advantage of...'.