fish\ in\ muddy

fish\ in\ muddy
• fish in muddy
• fish in troubled waters
v. phr.
To take advantage of a troubled or confusing situation; seek personal advantage.

With the police disorganized after the collapse of communism in Europe, many criminals started to fish in troubled waters.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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