set a thief to catch a thief
用賊去捉賊
口語(yǔ)·比喻用內(nèi)行抓內(nèi)行
英文釋義
to use a person with questionable character or expertise to apprehend or expose another person with similar qualities or skills
例句
They hired a former hacker to fix the security system—set a thief to catch a thief.
典故來(lái)源
源自古代諺語(yǔ)，認(rèn)為只有同樣狡猾或懂行的人才能識(shí)破并抓住同類，常見(jiàn)于偵探或犯罪語(yǔ)境。