While two dogs are fighting for bone, a third one runs away with it

Definition & Bedeutung von "while two dogs are fighting for bone, a third one runs away with it"

while two dogs are fighting for bone, a third one runs away with it

used to imply that while two people or groups are too busy competing or fighting with each other, a third person or group can take advantage of the situation and benefit from it

Proverb

Example

The two political parties were so busy arguing with each other that they did n't realize the public was losing faith in both of them - it's a reminder that while two dogs are fighting for bone, a third one runs away with it.