all is fish that comes to the net

English

Alternative forms

• all's fish that comes to the net

Proverb

all is fish that comes to the net

1. Anything that happens can be used for one's advantage.
   • 1861, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Reports from Commissioners, page 7:

     But there is no question that all is fish that comes to the net with them unless the eye of the conservator is on them.