to fish in troubled waters
01
to make effort to turn a difficult situation in one's favor
Dialect
British
British![to [fish] in troubled waters definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/44668/original/?type=jpeg "to [fish] in troubled waters definition and meaning")
Idiom
Informal
أمثلة
During the company's financial crisis, some competitors tried to fish in troubled waters by poaching our clients.
Political opportunists often fish in troubled waters, exploiting crises for their own gain.
