"pêcher en eau trouble" meaning in French

See pêcher en eau trouble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pɛ.ʃe ɑ̃.n‿o tʁubl/, /pe.ʃe ɑ̃.n‿o tʁubl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-pêcher en eau trouble.wav Forms: pêcher en eaux troubles [alternative]
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} pêcher en eau trouble
  1. (figuratively) to fish in troubled waters Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-pêcher_en_eau_trouble-fr-verb-nEPB-ir- Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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  ],
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    },
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    },
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