parlay into



parlay something into something

Fig. to exploit an asset in such a way as to increase its value to some higher amount. She is trying to parlay her temporary job into a full-time position. Alice parlayed her inheritance into a small fortune by investing in the stock market.

parlay into

v.
To work with or manipulate some quality in order to make it something of value: She parlayed her ability to make people feel comfortable into a successful career as a therapist. The politician was able to parlay the people's complaints into a successful campaign strategy.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ClaesKLAHSSwedish
LexieLEKS-eeEnglish
Athersmith['æθəsmiθ]
Hans[hænz]
Paris (1)PER-is (English), PAR-is (English)Greek Mythology
Arjun-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali