Idiom
wolf guarding the sheep
Meaning
Synonym of poacher turned gamekeeper.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Putting him in charge is like a wolf guarding the sheep.”
“Appointing a corrupt official to lead the ethics committee is like having a wolf guarding the sheep.”
“By entrusting the company's financial oversight to the very person who embezzled its funds, the board essentially left a wolf guarding the sheep.”
Examples
simple
“Putting him in charge is like a wolf guarding the sheep.”
contextual
“Appointing a corrupt official to lead the ethics committee is like having a wolf guarding the sheep.”
complex
“By entrusting the company's financial oversight to the very person who embezzled its funds, the board essentially left a wolf guarding the sheep.”
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