když se dva perou, třetí se směje
/[ɡdɪʃ sɛ dva pɛrou̯ | tr̝̊ɛciː sɛ sm̩ɲɛjɛ]/
Czechproverb
Definitions
- 1.the quarrel of two parties is to the benefit of the third one, which might have stimulated the quarrel
- 2.two dogs fight for a bone, and a third runs away with it
Etymology
Literally, “when two people fight, the third laughs”.