/ · 1894 Brewer’s · F · Fish-in Troubled Water (To)
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In French, “Pêcher en eau troublé.” To scramble for personal advantage in times of rebellion, revolution, or national calamity.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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