seize the opportunity (to do something)
seize the opportunity (to do something)
To accept or pursue an opportunity (to do something) with alacrity or conviction. Mark complains about his teaching job a lot, but I knew if he were offered a tenured position in the school, he would seize the opportunity without hesitation. When our manager said she was leaving the company, I seized the opportunity to fill the vacancy. You should have been seizing the opportunity to move someplace new and exciting—instead, you decided to just stay in the same town you've always known.
See also: opportunity, seize
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
seize the opportunity
to take advantage of an opportunity when offered. My uncle offered me a trip to Europe, so I seized the opportunity. Whenever you have a chance, you should seize the opportunity.
See also: opportunity, seize
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- seize the opportunity
- jump at the chance (to do something)
- jump at the opportunity
- jump at the opportunity (to do something)
- leap at the chance (to do something)
- leap at the opportunity
- leap at the opportunity (to do something)
- jump at
- jump at (something)
- leap at (someone or something)