set a thief to catch a thief

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To employ an unscrupulous person in order to catch another unscrupulous person.
    — The morality of setting a thief to catch a thief passes muster in the English force; but they do these things better in America. Pinkerton's system for the detective police in America is vastly superior to the British system.

词形变化

sets a thief to catch a thief present,singular,third-person setting a thief to catch a thief participle,present set a thief to catch a thief participle,past set a thief to catch a thief past
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