fox in the henhouse

English

Alternative forms

fox guarding the henhouse

Pronunciation

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Noun

fox in the henhouse (plural foxes in the henhouse)

(idiomatic, figuratively) A predator loose among the prey.
- 2005, Si Kahn et al., The Fox in the Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy, Berrett-Koehler, →ISBN.

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Translations

a predator loose among the prey

Finnish: kettu kanatarhassa
Italian: volpe nel pollaio f

Livonian: neiku lambõd sieggõ suž lastõd (like a wolf allowed among sheep)
Spanish: (Ve.) Zamuro cuidando carne

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