fox guarding the henhouse

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fox guarding the henhouse

A person likely to exploit the information or resources that he or she has been charged to protect or control. My sister is going to put her ex-convict brother-in-law in charge of her business, and I'm worried he'll be like a fox guarding the henhouse.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
NurgÜL	-	Turkish
Ekua	-	Western African, Akan
Rikuto	ṙee-koo-to	Japanese
Antonia	ahn-TO-nyah (Italian, Spanish), an-TON-ee-ə (English), ahn-TO-nee-ah (German, Dutch), ahn-TAWN-yah (Polish)	Italian, Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Ancient Roma
Ivor	IE-vawr (English), EE-vawr (English)	Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English (British)
Julyan	JOOL-yan	English (Rare)