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den bock zum gärtner machen

Meanings of "den bock zum gärtner machen" in English German Dictionary : 1 result(s)

	Category	German	English
Idioms
1	Idioms	den Bock zum Gärtner machen	set a fox keep the geese

Meanings of "den bock zum gärtner machen" with other terms in English German Dictionary : 4 result(s)

	Category	German	English
Colloquial
1	Colloquial	den Bock zum Gärtner machen [übertragen] [v]	let the fox guard the hen house
2	Colloquial	den Bock zum Gärtner machen [übertragen] [v]	set a fox to keep the geese
3	Colloquial	den Bock zum Gärtner machen [übertragen] [v]	set a thief to catch a thief
4	Colloquial	den Bock zum Gärtner machen [übertragen] [v]	set the cat among the pigeons