gdzie dwóch się bije, tam trzeci korzysta

Polish

Etymology

Literally, where two [people] fight, the third one benefits [from it].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈɡd͡ʑɛ ˈdvux ˈɕɛbi.jɛ |ˈtam ˈtʂɛ.t͡ɕi kɔˈʐɘs.ta/, (careful speech) /ˈɡd͡ʑɛ ˈdvux ˈɕɛw̃bi.jɛ |ˈtam ˈtʂɛ.t͡ɕi kɔˈʐɘs.ta/
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Proverb

gdzie dwóch się bije, tam trzeci korzysta

  1. (idiomatic) while two dogs are fighting for bone, a third one runs away with it (when two people are involved in an issue, they might miss that the third party benefits from it)

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