fish in troubled waters
get grey hair from
make hay
dig a hole for oneself
corner
seize
lean into
let-out
blag
opportunistic
risk it for the biscuit
hold hostage
give someone grey hair
tap into
flog a dead horse
drop someone in it
flog a dead pony
make mileage out of
get one's
learn
run up against
gamble
snarl
everything happens for a reason
crisitunity
give someone a hard time
finesse
stroke of genius
mooch off
fan the flames
fiddle with
brinkmanship
access
catch a wave
sitting pretty
entangle
come by
take heart
make the best of
roll of the dice
gather strength
take on water
distress
reap the harvest
take one's chance
opportunist
morass
street
head game
skate on thin ice
opt-out
eat away at
make a play
bare one's breast
cheat
whistle past the graveyard
get ideas
live on the edge
rear one's head
draw into
cash in
kick
turn to
self-seeking
stick one's neck out
take at advantage
self-interest
sugarcoat the pill
rebound
toughen up
come to grips
psych
opportunism
expedience
seeking
rescue
box oneself into a corner
compare and despair
scratch one's own itch
pull strings
open doors
paint oneself into a corner
redound
punch someone's ticket
get the wind up
get one's way
troubling
psyched up
unnerve
look beyond
weasel
disadvantageous
look past
outpsych
unfavorable
unfavourable
embroil
unbosoming
time-serving