proverb
Meaning 1
Some people's misfortune is other people's fortune.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
one man's loss is another man's gain
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Across languages
Translations
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- Arabic: مَصَائِبُ قَوْمٍ عِنْدَ قَوْمٍ فَوَائِدُ (maṣāʔibu qawmin ʕinda qawmin fawāʔidu) — some people's misfortune is other people's fortune
- Danish: den enes død, den andens brød — some people's misfortune is other people's fortune
- Finnish: toisen kuolo, toisen leipä — some people's misfortune is other people's fortune
- French: le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres — some people's misfortune is other people's fortune
- Swedish: den enes död, den andres bröd — some people's misfortune is other people's fortune