An old fisherman happened to be walking along the river bank. And without much effort, he captured both the snipe and clam and brought them home.

The idiom "When the snipe and the clam grapple, it's the fisherman who stands to benefit" is a metaphor for a third party gaining from two parties fighting a victorless struggle.

Moreover, in some level, the United States plays a similar one from the off against the profits of the "shot" role.

But for property buyers are concerned, it is common snipe mussels competing and profit.

Myanmar's xenophobic leaders are trying to reduce their dependence on China by playing it off against India and the West.