set a thief to catch a thief (English, verb)
expansion: set a thief to catch a thief (third-person singular simple present sets a thief to catch a thief, present participle setting a thief to catch a thief, simple past and past participle set a thief to catch a thief)
Senses:
glosses: To employ an unscrupulous person in order to catch another unscrupulous person.
Forms:
form: sets a thief to catch a thief
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: setting a thief to catch a thief
tags: participle
present
form: set a thief to catch a thief
tags: participle
past
form: set a thief to catch a thief
tags: past