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