A río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores

Fish in troubled waters / Someone always profits from chaos

Idioms & Sayings

Notes & Usage:

Literally 'in troubled waters, fishermen profit'. Means that some people take advantage of chaotic or confused situations for their own gain.

Con la crisis, algunos se enriquecieron. A río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores.

With the crisis, some people got rich. Someone always profits from chaos.

—¿Cómo aprovechan la situación? —A río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores.

—How do they take advantage of the situation? —Fish in troubled waters.

A río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores. Ya verás quién saca partido de esto.

Someone always profits from chaos. You'll see who benefits from this.

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