Icing on the cake Tail wagging the dog Sweetness after bitterness Piece of cake Well-connected Pie in the sky Picky eater Third party profit Shy with strangers Babe in the woods Lend an ear Ponder deeply Nominal Short-lived resolution Kill two birds with one stone In a race against time High sky fat horse Busy as a bee Through thick and thin Mismatch of words and actions
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어부지리
This comes from a fable where a fisherman catches both a bird and a clam that are stuck in a fight. It is used in politics and business when a competitor wins due to others' conflict.
Examples in context
두 회사가 싸우는 동안 경쟁사가 어부지리로 낙찰받았다
While two companies fought a competitor won the contract as a third party
형제들이 다투는 사이에 친구가 어부지리를 얻었다
While the brothers were arguing a friend took the profit
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