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

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:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Age (1)	-	Frisian
Jan	['dʒæn]
Dijana	dee-YAH-nah (Croatian), DEE-yah-nah (Croatian)	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Duygu	-	Turkish
Flore	-	French
Janet	JAN-ət	English