Dictionary / Vocabulary / 漁夫の利
ぎょふのり · also ぎょほのり
profiting while others fight; fisherman's profit
Also written 漁父の利
本命と対抗馬が競り合ったお陰で、ダークホースの彼が漁夫の利を得たってわけだ。
Since the favorite and his rival were running against each other a dark horse like him was able to pull out in front.
他の物が漁夫の利を占める。
Someone else profits from the situation.
君は漁夫の利を占めようとしているのか。
Are you trying to fish in troubled waters?