fish in troubled waters
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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)
- (idiomatic) To try to gain something by taking advantage of a confused or troubled situation.
Translations
to take advantage from a chaotic situation
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