grave-dancer

One who delights in or benefits from someone else's death or misfortune. I'm sure Laura's thrilled that my venture failed—I know she's secretly a grave-dancer.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

grave-dancer

n. someone who profits from or takes advantage of someone else’s misfortune. (From dance on someone’s grave, seemingly in celebration of someone else’s misfortune.) I don’t want to seem like a grave-dancer, but his defeat places me in line for a promotion.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

one in the eye for
one in the eye for somebody/something
be one in the eye for
offer (someone) (one's) condolences
as the spirit moves (one)
when the spirit moves (one)
the spirit moves (one)
the spirit moves someone
go hard with
go hard with (someone)

References in periodicals archive

Our MLAs should tread warily on touchy issues, if they do not wish to join the ranks of the grave-dancers.

SPADs issue just picks at wounds

Now the defiant supporters who have made the Light Blues pay extensively for their crimes have been warned they must back their once-in-a-lifetime decision or face accusations of being mere grave-dancers.

SUPPORTING INTEGRITY; PUNDIT PATERSON SAYS IT'S DOWN TO FANS TO FILL VOID LEFT BY GERS

All that is left is to pull the sackcloth up over our heads and let the grave-dancers pile on the ashes.

Football: Just lie back and think of Sweden

词组	grave-dancer
释义	grave-dancer grave-dancer One who delights in or benefits from someone else's death or misfortune. I'm sure Laura's thrilled that my venture failed—I know she's secretly a grave-dancer. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. grave-dancer n. someone who profits from or takes advantage of someone else’s misfortune. (From dance on someone’s grave, seemingly in celebration of someone else’s misfortune.) I don’t want to seem like a grave-dancer, but his defeat places me in line for a promotion. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: one in the eye for one in the eye for somebody/something be one in the eye for offer (someone) (one's) condolences as the spirit moves (one) when the spirit moves (one) the spirit moves (one) the spirit moves someone go hard with go hard with (someone) References in periodicals archive Our MLAs should tread warily on touchy issues, if they do not wish to join the ranks of the grave-dancers. SPADs issue just picks at wounds Now the defiant supporters who have made the Light Blues pay extensively for their crimes have been warned they must back their once-in-a-lifetime decision or face accusations of being mere grave-dancers. SUPPORTING INTEGRITY; PUNDIT PATERSON SAYS IT'S DOWN TO FANS TO FILL VOID LEFT BY GERS All that is left is to pull the sackcloth up over our heads and let the grave-dancers pile on the ashes. Football: Just lie back and think of Sweden
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