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gdzie dwóch się bije, tam trzeci korzysta

//ˈɡd͡ʑɛ ˈdvux ˈɕɛbi.jɛ |ˈtam ˈtʂɛ.t͡ɕi kɔˈʐɘs.ta/ | /ˈɡd͡ʑɛ ˈdvux ˈɕɛw̃bi.jɛ |ˈtam ˈtʂɛ.t͡ɕi kɔˈʐɘs.ta//
Polishproverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    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)

Etymology

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

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