🐟 Fish
"Fish in troubled waters"
Meaning
To use a difficult situation to gain an advantage.
About the fish
Fish live entirely in water, so idioms about them usually describe feeling out of place on land or being a small player in a big pond.
Example sentence
Some sellers fish in troubled waters by raising prices during a shortage.
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Which idiom means...
To use a difficult situation to gain an advantage.
More fish idioms
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"Fish out of water"
Someone who feels uncomfortable in a new or strange place.
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"Packed like sardines"
Crowded very tightly together.
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"Have bigger fish to fry"
To have more important things to do.
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"Like a fish in water"
Very comfortable in a situation.
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"A cold fish"
A person who seems unfriendly or unemotional.
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"Red herring"
Something that distracts people from the real issue.