Definitions

get mileage out of

VERB

exploit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abuse apply capitalize on employ handle manipulate mine profit from use utilize

STRONG

bleed exercise finesse fleece jockey maneuver milk play skin soak stick work

WEAK

avail oneself of cash in on impose upon make capital of make use of play on profit by put to use

Antonyms

STRONGEST

leave alone misuse

Example Sentences

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Years later, the aging Hollywood icon continued to get mileage out of his colorful life story.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2019

The film doesn’t have to rev too hard to get mileage out of the idea of the car as a metaphor for America.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2018

A writer can get mileage out of scorning the book trailer while also promulgating the book trailer.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2016

Will the show still get mileage out of Sharon's irritation and Rob's doofy optimism after a few years of marriage?

From The Verge • Jul. 18, 2015

"I get mileage out of my machine; I don't drive around town and then spend two days shoveling out carbon."

From Homeburg Memories by Fitch, George