"set a thief to catch a thief" in German to set a thief to catch a thief den Bock zum Gärtner machen Detailed translations for "set a thief to catch a thief" to set a thief to catch a thief to set a thief to catch a thief(also: to set a fox to keep the geese, to let the fox guard the hen house, to set the cat among the pigeons) den Bock zum Gärtner machen