fish in troubled waters

English

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Verb

fish in troubled waters (third-person singular simple present fishes in troubled waters, present participle fishing in troubled waters, simple past and past participle fished in troubled waters)

  1. (idiomatic) To try to gain something by taking advantage of a confused or troubled situation.

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