Set a thief to catch a thief



Set a thief to catch a thief.

Prov. The best person to catch a thief is another thief, because he or she knows how thieves think. The government set a thief to catch a thief, hiring a stockbroker convicted of fraudulent practices to entrap the stockbroker they were investigating for fraud.
See also: catch, set, thief

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Emilianae-mee-LYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
SusieSOO-zeeEnglish
Euterpe-Greek Mythology
ReŞİDe-Turkish
Luisitalwee-SEE-tahSpanish
Vespasiano-Italian