gdzie dwóch się bije, tam trzeci korzysta

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡd͡ʑɛ dvux ɕɛ bijɛˌ tam ˈtʂɛ.t͡ɕi kɔˈʐɨs.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨsta

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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