See fish in troubled waters on Wiktionary
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"To try to take advantage of a confused or troubled situation."
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"(idiomatic) To try to take advantage of a confused or troubled situation."
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"sense": "to take advantage from a chaotic situation",
"word": "渾水摸魚"
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"word": "im Trüben fischen"
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"sense": "to take advantage from a chaotic situation",
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"word": "menangguk di air keruh"
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"word": "łowić ryby w mętnej wodzie"
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"roman": "lovítʹ rýbu v mútnoj vodé",
"sense": "to take advantage from a chaotic situation",
"word": "лови́ть ры́бу в му́тной воде́"
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"word": "fiska i grumligt vatten"
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"sense": "to take advantage from a chaotic situation",
"word": "thừa nước đục thả câu"
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"sense": "to take advantage from a chaotic situation",
"word": "đục nước béo cò"
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