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
Ji-Eunjee-uwnKorean
CornÉLio-Portuguese
JaloYAH-loFinnish
GeoffreyJEF-ree (English), zhaw-FRE (French)English, French
Yaser-Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Rikutoṙee-koo-toJapanese