Enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position.
Roget 673:
prepare;
get ready,
make ready;
make preparations,
settle preliminaries,
get up,
sound the note of preparation.
set in order,
put in order
etc.
(arrange)
60;
forecast
etc.
(plan)
626;
prepare the ground,
plow the ground,
dress the ground;
till the soil,
cultivate the soil;
predispose,
sow the seed,
lay a train,
dig a mine;
lay the groundwork,
fix the groundwork,
lay the basis,
fix the basis,
lay the foundations,
fix the foundations;
dig the foundations,
erect the scaffolding;
lay the first stone
etc.
(begin)
66.
roughhew;
cut out work;
block out,
hammer out;
lick into shape
etc.
(form)
240.
elaborate,
mature,
ripen,
mellow,
season,
bring to maturity;
nurture
etc.
(aid)
707;
hatch,
cook,
brew;
temper,
anneal,
smelt;
barbecue;
infumate†;
maturate.
equip,
arm,
man;
fit-out,
fit up;
furnish,
rig,
dress,
garnish,
betrim†,
accouter,
array,
fettle,
fledge;
dress up,
furbish up,
brush up,
vamp up;
refurbish;
sharpen one's tools,
trim one's foils,
set,
prime,
attune;
whet the knife,
whet the sword;
wind up,
screw up;
adjust
etc.
(fit)
27;
put in trim,
put in train,
put in gear,
put in working order,
put in tune,
put in a groove for,
put in harness;
pack.
train
etc.
(teach)
537;
inure
etc.
(habituate)
613;
breed;
prepare for
&c.;
rehearse;
make provision for;
take steps,
take measures,
take precautions;
provide,
provide against;
beat up for recruits;
open the door to
etc.
(facilitate)
705.
set one's house in order,
make all snug;
clear the decks,
clear for action;
close one's ranks;
shuffle the cards.
prepare oneself;
serve an apprenticeship
etc.
(learn)
539;
lay oneself out for,
get into harness,
gird up one's loins,
buckle on one's armor,
reculer pour mieux sauter [Fr.],
prime and load,
shoulder arms,
get the steam up,
put the horses to.
guard against,
make sure against;
forearm,
make sure,
prepare for the evil day,
have a rod in pickle,
provide against a rainy day,
feather one's nest;
lay in provisions
etc.
637;
make investments;
keep on foot.
be prepared,
be ready
etc.
adj.;
hold oneself in readiness,
keep one's powder dry;
lie in wait for
etc.
(expect)
507;
anticipate
etc.
(foresee)
510;
principiis obstare [Lat.];
veniente occurrere morbo [Lat.].
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Roget 943:
be selfish
etc.
adj.;
please oneself,
indulge oneself,
coddle oneself;
consult one's own wishes,
consult one's own pleasure;
look after one's own interest;
feather one's nest;
take care of number one,
have an eye to the main chance,
know on which side one's bread is buttered;
give an inch and take an ell.
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Roget 817:
be economical
etc.
adj.;
practice economy;
economize,
save;
retrench,
cut back expenses,
cut expenses;
cut one's coat according to one's cloth,
make both ends meet,
keep within compass,
meet one's expenses,
pay one's way,
pay as you go;
husband
etc.
(lay by)
636.
save money,
invest money;
put out to interest;
provide for a rainy day,
save for a rainy day,
provide against a rainy day,
save against a rainy day;
feather one's nest;
look after the main chance.
cut costs.
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Roget 734:
prosper,
thrive,
flourish;
be prosperous
etc.
adj.;
drive a roaring trade,
do a booming business;
go on well,
go on smoothly,
go on swimmingly;
sail before the wind,
swim with the tide;
run smooth,
run smoothly,
run on all fours.
rise in the world,
get on in the world;
work one's way,
make one's way;
look up;
lift one's head,
raise one's head,
make one's fortune,
feather one's nest,
make one's pile.
flower,
blow,
blossom,
bloom,
fructify,
bear fruit,
fatten.
keep oneself afloat;
keep one's head above water,
hold one's head above water;
land on one's feet,
light on one's feet,
light on one's legs,
fall on one's legs,
fall on one's feet;
drop into a good thing;
bear a charmed life;
bask in the sunshine;
have a good time of it,
have a fine time of it;
have a run of luck;
have the good fortune
etc.
n..
to;
take a favorable turn;
live on the fat of the land,
live off the fat of the land,
live in clover.
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Roget 803:
be rich
etc.
adj.;
roll in wealth,
roll in riches,
wallow in wealth,
wallow in riches.
afford,
well afford;
command money,
command a sum;
make both ends meet,
hold one's head above water.
become rich
etc.
adj.;
strike it rich;
come into a sum of money,
receive a windfall,
receive an inheritance,
hit the jackpot,
win the lottery;
fill one's pocket
etc.
(treasury)
802;
feather one's nest,
make a fortune;
make money
etc.
(acquire)
775.
enrich,
imburse.
worship the golden calf,
worship Mammon.
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