漁夫の利

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun

   profiting while others fight; fisherman's profitIdiom

• 漁夫ぎょふの利りを占しめる。

  A third party makes off with the profits.

• 他ほかの物ものが漁夫ぎょふの利りを占しめる。

  Someone else profits from the situation.

• 漁夫ぎょふの利りを占しめるつもりはない。

  I have no intention of fishing in troubled waters.

• 君きみは漁夫ぎょふの利りを占しめようとしているのか。

  Are you trying to fish in troubled waters?

• 本命ほんめいと対抗馬たいこうばが競せり合あったお陰かげで、ダークホースの彼かれが漁夫ぎょふの利りを得えたってわけだ。

  Since the favorite and his rival were running against each other a dark horse like him was able to pull out in front.