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Definition
To try to take advantage of a confused or troubled situation.
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pour oil on troubled waters
To calm, appease or quiet a person or situation.
kettle of fish
An awkward situation.
turn the tables
To reverse a situation, so that the advantage has shifted to the party…
raw deal
A situation in which a person is taken advantage of or treated unfairl…
neither fish nor fowl
Not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a giv…
neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring
Synonym of neither fish nor fowl (“not easily categorized; not rightly…