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Direction: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

  1. It is bad to try to fish in troubled waters.
    1. make a profit out of a disturbance
    2. go for fishing and cause trouble
    3. fish in hot weather
    4. catch fish in disturbed waters
Correct Option: A

fish in troubled waters : to try to get a personal advantage from a disturbed/troubled situation
● Farhan is fishing in troubled waters by buying more shares of that company. The best option is make a profit out of a disturbance.



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