fish in troubled waters

Verb

Meaning

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.

Examples

To fish in troubled waters. Matthew Henry

To fish in troubled waters. Vietnamese Proverb

There are unscrupulous people around who not only try to fish in troubled waters but purposely create a law and order situation to make a profit out of it. Source: Internet

We must remember that our ‘friends' on both sides of the border are on the look-out for opportunities to fish in troubled waters Ahead of the Assembly election, television viewers. Source: Internet

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