Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb make_hay

1 sense of make hay

Sense 1
make hay -- (turn to one's advantage; "The environmentalist lobby made hay of the nuclear plant accident")
       => exploit, work -- (use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy")