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old poacher makes the best gamekeeper Prov. The best person to guard something is someone who knows all about how to steal it, so he or she can anticipate what thieves might do. We should hire the computer hacker to design computer security systems. An old poacher makes the best gamekeeper. a poacher turned gamekeeper (British) someone whose job seems to involve working against the person who is now doing the job which they did before Usage notes: A poacher illegally kills and steals animals on someone else's land, and a gamekeeper's job is to stop this from happening. He used to be the the union rep but now he's in management - a case of poacher turned gamekeeper. See also: gamekeeper, turn How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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