Idiom
fish in troubled waters
Meaning
To try to take advantage of a confused or troubled situation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He likes to fish in troubled waters during office arguments.”
“The politician tried to fish in troubled waters by using the recent economic crisis to gain more votes.”
“The opportunistic investor sought to fish in troubled waters, hoping to acquire struggling companies at a fraction of their value during the market crash.”
Examples
simple
“He likes to fish in troubled waters during office arguments.”
contextual
“The politician tried to fish in troubled waters by using the recent economic crisis to gain more votes.”
complex
“The opportunistic investor sought to fish in troubled waters, hoping to acquire struggling companies at a fraction of their value during the market crash.”
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