Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Fish in Troubled Water

(To). In French, “Pêcher en eau troublé. ” To scramble for personal advantage in times of rebellion, revolution, or national calamity.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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