Usually means: Exploiting confusion for personal gain.
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  1. fish in troubled waters: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  2. fish in troubled waters: Wiktionary
  3. fish in troubled waters: Dictionary.com
  4. fish in troubled waters: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. fish in troubled waters: Idioms

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verb:  (idiomatic) To try to take advantage of a confused or troubled situation.

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