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fished in troubled waters

fished in troubled waters is the simple past and past participle of fish in troubled waters.

Meaning of fish in troubled waters

Verb

fish in troubled waters (third-person singular simple present fishes in troubled waters, present participle fishing in troubled waters, simple past and past participle fished in troubled waters)

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

Questions about fished in troubled waters

What is fished in troubled waters the simple past and past participle of?
Fished in troubled waters is the simple past and past participle of fish in troubled waters.

Words near fished in troubled waters in the dictionary

  1. fishculturists
  2. fishdom
  3. fished
  4. fished down
  5. fished for compliments
  6. fished in troubled waters
  7. fished one's wish
  8. fished or cut bait
  9. fished out
  10. fished up
  11. Fishel

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