get more mileage out of something

成語所屬單字mileage

get more mileage out of something — 慣用語

1. to make something last longer, be useful for a longer time, or produce more bene

1.慣用語
釋義

充分利用某物;延長某物的使用價值

to make something last longer, be useful for a longer time, or produce more benefit than seemed likely.

例句

Heloísa decided to get more mileage out of last year's planner by using its blank pages for notes.

The drama teacher got extra mileage out of the old stage curtains by dyeing them a new colour.