a zavarosban halászik

Hungarian

Etymology

a (“the”) +‎ zavaros (“sediment at the bottom of a liquid”) +‎ -ban (“in”, case suffix) +‎ halászik (“to fish”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒ ˈzɒvɒroʒbɒn ˈhɒlaːsik]

Verb

a zavarosban halászik

1. (idiomatic, derogatory) to fish in troubled waters (to take advantage from a chaotic situation)

Conjugation

• For the verb, see halászik.
• The rest of the idiom remains unchanged.