転ころんでもただは起おきぬ

expression

make the most of every situation; turn anything to profit

Proverb meaning a resourceful person will find a way to benefit even from a mishap. Literally 'even if you fall, you won't get up empty-handed'. Often used to describe someone who never misses a chance to gain something.

See also: 転んでもただでは起きない

• 彼かれは転ころんでもただは起おきぬタイプで、失しっ敗ぱいからも必かならず何なにかを学まなぶ。

  He's the type who makes the most of every situation, always learning something even from failure.

• 転ころんでもただは起おきぬというが、彼かの女じょは事じ故この賠ばい償しょう金きんで事じ業ぎょうを始はじめた。

  As the saying goes, 'turn anything to profit'—she started a business with the accident compensation money.