a zavarosban halászik

Hungarian

Etymology

a (“the”) +‎ zavaros (“sediment at the bottom of a liquid”) +‎ -ban (“in”, case suffix) +‎ halászik (“to fish”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɒ ˈzɒvɒroʒbɒn ˈhɒlaːsik]

Verb

a zavarosban halászik

  1. (idiomatic, derogatory) to fish in troubled waters (to take advantage from a chaotic situation)

Conjugation
  • For the verb, see halászik.
  • The rest of the idiom remains unchanged.
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